Two things pop out at me in this chapter.
First, "the god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers". (v. 4). This carries a lot of weight. We should not get mad at people for their unbelief, or the actions that they do out of their unbelief, but rather our blame should be directed to the devil.
Also, it should remind us of the spiritual conflict that we're in. This makes a good companion verse to such as "I believe, help my unbelief", that faith comes from God, and of course, the Book of Ephesians.
Second, that our light shines in "jars of clay". The band of the same name is a bit overrated, by my perspective. But the concept in the context in 2 Cor. 4 is important. The chapter speaks of our own mortal bodies with all the problems of this world, but it is in these "jars of clay" that God spreads light and illuminates the world.
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