The Perfect Body

 

 It is the same way with the resurrection of the dead. Our earthly bodies are planted in the ground when we die, but they will be raised to live forever. Our bodies are buried in brokenness, but they will be raised in glory. They are buried in weakness, but they will be raised in strength. (1 Corinthians 15:42-43, New Living Translation)

I know. Nobody wants to think about dying or what is going to happen next. If you have accepted Jesus Christ as your Savior, you have nothing to worry about.

But here’s what I take from this passage.

Our bodies on earth aren’t perfect. On the outside, we have scars, wrinkles, our teeth are crooked, our noses are too big. We may even be missing fingers or toes. 

Inside, we may be worse. We could have diabetes, cancer, or chronic pain. Worse than missing fingers or toes, we could be missing a kidney, a spleen, or part of our colon. We may have someone else’s heart beating in our chest.

And then there’s the emotional baggage we carry inside. The fear of the future, the pain of regret, the sorrow of loss. Depression, anger, worry. So much going on in our heads, or at least in mine.

But someday, when God is ready to call us home to heaven, we will have eternal life with a new body inside and out. We will still be us, but we won’t have any pain, fear, or anxiety. We won’t be broken or weak.

I’ve been writing this blog for over thirteen years, and I’m unsure how many of those years I’ve been writing my Sunday inspiration. If you’ve been reading these for long, I hope you have turned your life over to God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, that you know Jesus as your Savior and have asked for forgiveness of your sins. I’m praying you all go to heaven someday.

I’m just one small-town girl living in a big world and praying for you all.