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Meditation No. 1748
🔆 AATHAVAN –
Thursday, 20.11.2025
“We are afflicted in every
way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing; persecuted, but not
abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.” — 2 Corinthians 4:8–9 (NASB)
In today’s meditation verse,
the Apostle Paul beautifully describes the mindset and life of those who truly
live a spiritual life in Christ.
Trials, pressures,
weariness, and discouragements cannot destroy them. Even in moments when they
feel abandoned or helpless, the assurance that God is with them
strengthens their spiritual walk and enables them to continue victoriously.
This does not mean that
those who live spiritually never become discouraged. Rather, even when they do,
God revives them with a deeper spiritual experience. They will not collapse or
destroy themselves like people of the world, because God sustains their inner
life.
Even the great prophet
Elijah became discouraged when he heard that Jezebel intended to kill him.
Scripture says:
“But he himself went a day’s
journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree; and he
asked for himself to die, and said, ‘Enough! Now, Lord, take my life, for I am
no better than my fathers.’ Then he lay down and fell asleep under a juniper
tree…” — 1 Kings 19:4–5 (NASB)
This is the same Elijah who
called down fire from heaven and defeated 450 prophets of Baal, proving that the
Lord alone is God. Yet this courageous man was frightened by one woman, and
prayed in deep despair, “Lord, take my life.”
But God did not allow him to die:
“Then behold, an angel
touched him and said to him, ‘Arise, eat.’”
— 1 Kings 19:5 (NASB)
God could not ignore His
servant lying down in hunger and sorrow.
Dear beloved, we too may
sometimes feel discouraged when pressures surround us. But just as God touched
Elijah and fed him, He will strengthen and revive us as well.
Paul explains why: because
spiritually, we always carry within our body the dying of Jesus.
“…always carrying around in
the body the dying of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus also may be revealed in
our body.” — 2 Corinthians 4:10 (NASB)
Therefore, beloved, let us
boldly continue our spiritual journey.
We may be:
- Afflicted,
yet not crushed
- Perplexed,
yet not despairing
- Persecuted,
yet not abandoned
- Struck
down, yet not destroyed
For the loving hand of God is always with us.

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