40 DAYS – Time with God – Day 12

₇Yet we who have this spiritual treasure are like common clay pots, in order to show that the supreme power belongs to God, not to us. ₈We are often troubled, but not crushed; sometimes in doubt, but never in despair; ₉there are many enemies, but we are never without a friend; and though badly hurt at times, we are not destroyed. ₁₀At all times we carry in our mortal bodies the death of Jesus, so that his life also may be seen in our bodies. ₁₁Throughout our lives we are always in danger of death for Jesus' sake, in order that his life may be seen in this mortal body of ours. ₁₂This means that death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.