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WHAT WILL OUR FUTURE BODY BE LIKE?

From: August 24, 2024

“Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven” (1 Corinthians 15:49 ESV).

People today spend a great deal of money and effort on extending the youthful appearance of their bodies. Yet inevitably, our earthly bodies will age and die. This is the inheritance that we received from our father, Adam, the “man of dust.” However, those who have been born again in Christ, the “man of heaven,” have received a new inheritance. They have been given the Holy Spirit as a “guarantee” (Eph. 1:14) that they will also receive a new body when the dead in Christ rise at His return. This new body will be like the body of the risen Christ. He is the “firstborn from among the dead” (Col. 1:18), the prototype of our future resurrection body.

What will our future body be like? It will be like the resurrection body of Jesus. As the apostle John wrote, “Dear friends, we are already God’s children, but he has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ appears. But we do know that we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is” (1 John 3:2). We will have a body like Jesus, fit to live with Him for eternity.

PRAYER: Dear Father, we are amazed at Your plans for us. For in Christ, You have given us all things. Strengthen us now in our earthly bodies to live consecrated lives to You. In Jesus’ name, amen.

IS THERE LIFE AFTER DEATH?

From: August 24, 2023

“Can the dead live again? If so, this would give me hope through all my years of struggle” (Job 14:14 NLT).

The grief-stricken Job asked, “Is there life after death?” Or more specifically, “Is there a resurrection of the dead?” Those facing the grief of death have joined Job throughout the centuries asking the same question. “Is this all there is?”

Yet, no definitive answer to this question was given until the coming of Jesus Christ, who answered, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live” (John 11:25). Jesus not only answered the question, but proved His claim by being raised from the dead after three days in the tomb.

Job’s question has been answered. Yes, the one who dies in Christ Jesus, will live again! And yes, a change will come over the body, so that the mortal becomes immortal, the corruptible, incorruptible (See 1 Cor. 15:52-54). Believers will receive a glorified body like Jesus, fit for living eternally with God.

PRAYER: Dear Father, our hope is in Jesus, who died and was raised to life. He has defeated sin, death and the grave. In this world, we have trouble and suffering. But we know that Christ has overcome the world. Therefore we do not fear what tomorrow holds. We put our faith and hope in Jesus. In His name we pray, amen.

“So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless” (1 Corinthians 15:58 NLT).

From: August 24, 2022

DON’T DIG UP IN DOUBT WHAT YOU PLANTED BY FAITH

Be strong, immovable, always work with enthusiasm for the Lord. Why? Because of the resurrection and because whatever you plant in faith will grow and produce a harvest. The promise of eternal life should make us fearless in our focus. It should make us immovable (persistently firm and unswerving) in our commitment. Do you ever feel that your work for God is insignificant? That your faith is useless? Remember what Christ gave for you and that when He returns, you will rise to His trumpet’s call. Nothing you do for Him is useless, even the giving of your very life. No good thing is forgotten or wasted that we do in His Name.

All who labor for the Lord will at some point say as the prophet Isaiah did, “‘I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nothing and in vain” (Isa.49:4a). Yet by faith we can also join him in concluding: “Yet surely my just reward is with the LORD, And my work with my God” (Isa. 49:4b).

Remember the apostle Paul’s encouragement to the Galatians: “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up” (Gal. 6:9). Never give up! Don’t dig up in doubt what you planted by faith!

PRAYER: Dear Father, as we grow older it seems life goes by more quickly with each year. We confess that we often despair that nothing we do matters. For everything passes away. Yet we labor according to Your strength and we trust that our reward is in Your hands. Fill us afresh with Your zeal and make us strong and immovable in our conviction. By faith we lay up treasure in heaven with You. Help us to pull our eyes off of results and success here and to set them on You and eternal things. In Jesus’ name, amen.

“Therefore, my dear brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the Lord’s work, knowing that your labor in the Lord is not in vain” (1 Corinthians 15:58 HCSB).

From: August 24, 2021

ARE YOU STEADFASTLY EXCELLING IN THE LORD’S WORK?

Be strong, immovable, always work with enthusiasm for the Lord. Why? Because of the resurrection and because whatever you plant in faith will grow and produce a harvest. The promise of eternal life should make us fearless in our focus. It should make us immovable (persistently firm and unswerving) in our commitment. Do you ever feel that your work for God is insignificant? That your faith is useless? Remember what Christ gave for you and that when He returns, you will rise to His trumpet’s call. Nothing you do for Him is useless, even the giving of your very life. No good thing is forgotten or wasted that we do by faith in His Name.
 
All who labor for the Lord will at some point say as the prophet Isaiah did, “‘I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nothing and in vain” (Isa.49:4a). Yet by faith we can also join him in concluding: “Yet surely my just reward is with the LORD, And my work with my God” (Isa. 49:4b).
 
Remember the apostle Paul’s encouragement to the Galatians: “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up” (Gal. 6:9). Don’t give up! Never dig up in doubt what you planted by faith! Difficult days will come, but we must remain steadfast and immovable, always excelling in the Lord’s work, being confident that our success is in the Lord’s hands.
 
PRAYER: Dear Father, as we grow older it seems life goes by more quickly with each year. We confess that we often despair that nothing we do matters. For everything passes away. Yet we labor according to Your strength and we trust that our reward is in Your hands. Fill us afresh with Your zeal and make us strong and immovable in our conviction. By faith we lay up treasure in heaven with You. Help us to pull our eyes off of results and success here and to set them on You and eternal things. In Jesus’ name, amen.

“If a man dies, shall he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, till my change comes” (Job 14:14 NKJV).

From: August 24, 2020

IS THERE LIFE AFTER DEATH?

The grief-stricken Job asked, “Is there life after death?” Or more specifically, “Is there a resurrection of the dead?” Those suffering grief have joined Job throughout the centuries asking the same question. Yet, no definitive answer to this question was given until the coming of Jesus Christ, who answered, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live” (John 11:25). Jesus not only answered the question, but proved His claim by being raised from the dead after three days in the tomb.
 
Job’s question has been answered. Yes, the one who dies in Christ Jesus, will live again! And yes, a change will come over the body, so that the mortal becomes immortal, the corruptible, incorruptible (See 1 Cor. 15:52-54). Believers will receive a glorified body like Jesus, fit for living eternally with God.
 
PRAYER: Dear Father, our hope is in Jesus, who died and was raised to life. He has defeated sin, death and the grave. In this world, we have trouble and suffering. But we know that Christ has overcome the world. Therefore we do not fear what tomorrow holds. We put our faith and hope in Jesus. In His name we pray, amen.

“So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless” (1 Corinthians 15:58 NLT).

From: August 24, 2019

NEVER DIG UP IN DOUBT WHAT YOU PLANTED BY FAITH

Be strong, immovable, always work with enthusiasm for the Lord. Why? Because of the resurrection and because whatever you plant in faith will grow and produce a harvest. The promise of eternal life should make us fearless in our focus. It should make us immovable (persistently firm and unswerving) in our commitment. Do you ever feel that your work for God is insignificant? That your faith is useless? Remember what Christ gave for you and that when He returns, you will rise to His trumpet’s call. Nothing you do for Him is useless, even the giving of your very life. No good thing is forgotten or wasted that we do in His Name.
 
All who labor for the Lord will at some point say as the prophet Isaiah did, “‘I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nothing and in vain” (Isa.49:4a). Yet by faith we can also join him in concluding: “Yet surely my just reward is with the LORD, And my work with my God” (Isa. 49:4b).
 
Remember the apostle Paul’s encouragement to the Galatians: “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up” (Gal. 6:9). Don’t give up! Never dig up in doubt what you planted by faith!
 
PRAYER: Dear Father, as we grow older it seems life goes by more quickly with each year. We confess that we often despair that nothing we do matters. For everything passes away. Yet we labor according to Your strength and we trust that our reward is in Your hands. Fill us afresh with Your zeal and make us strong and immovable in our conviction. By faith we lay up treasure in heaven with You. Help us to pull our eyes off of results and success here and to set them on You and eternal things. In Jesus’ name, amen.

“Just as we are now like the earthly man, we will someday be like the heavenly man.” (1 Corinthians 15:49 NLT).

From: August 24, 2018

WHAT WILL OUR FUTURE BODY BE LIKE?
People today spend a great deal of money and effort on extending the youthful appearance of their bodies. Yet inevitably, our earthly bodies will age and die. This is the inheritance that we received from our father, Adam, the “earthly man.” However, those who have been born again in Christ have received a new inheritance. They have been given the Holy Spirit as a “guarantee” (Eph. 1:14) that they will also receive a new body when the dead in Christ rise at His return. This new body will be like the one that belongs to the “heavenly man,” who is Christ Jesus. He is the “firstborn from among the dead” (Col. 1:18), the prototype of our future resurrection body.
 
What will our future body be like? It will be like the resurrection body of Jesus. As the apostle John wrote, “Dear friends, we are already God’s children, but he has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ appears. But we do know that we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is” (1 John 3:2).

“And now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in You” (Psalm 39:7 NKJV).

From: August 24, 2017

After considering the brevity and emptiness of human life, David puts his hope in the Lord. David observed that the length of his life was as a “vapor,” and the accumulation of wealth as “vanity,” for another inherits the fruit of one’s labor. Yet, David cried out to the Lord, recognizing Him as the only way to know eternal life and purpose and depending on Him for tomorrow.

“If a man dies, shall he live again?” (Job 14:14 ESV)

From: August 24, 2016

Job, the man of sorrow, asked, “Is there life after death?” Or more specifically, “Is there a resurrection of the dead?” Those suffering grief have joined Job throughout the centuries asking the same question. Yet, no definitive answer to this question was given until the coming of the Man of Sorrow, Jesus, who answered, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live” (John 11:25). Job’s question has been answered.

“I am one mocked by his friends, Who called on God, and He answered him, The just and blameless who is ridiculed.” (Job 12:4 NKJV)

From: August 24, 2015

As Job maintained his righteousness, his friends continued to disagree with him. Job, who had lost his children, most of his possessions and whose body was covered in sores, now had to contend with the accusing advice of his three “friends.” While there is much to learn about the problem of evil and human suffering in the book of Job, there is also something to be learned about how to be a friend to one in grief. Job’s three friends did a couple of things right at first. They showed up. They sat quietly with Job for the first seven days. These are good things. But then, they began with the advice and the accusations. When we seek to comfort a friend in grief, be present and listen, grieve with them. But stop telling them you know how they feel, or how they should feel, or what they did wrong, or what they should do next. If you don’t know what to say, don’t say anything. Just pray for them, hug them, bring them food, clean their house, offer to run errands. If they want your advice, they will ask. Don’t be like Job’s friends.