He
Will Take Our Weak Mortal Bodies
And
Change Them
Into
Glorious Bodies Like His Own …
Scripture
Philippians
3
20 But
we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we
are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Savior.
21 He
will take our weak mortal bodies and change them into glorious bodies
like his own, using the same power with which he will bring
everything under his control.
Observation
Chained
in a jail cell the Apostle Paul writes the letter that we call
“Philippians” to the church in Philippi and confidently declares
that our citizenship is in Heaven where Jesus Christ lives.
If
you are familiar with the small 4 chapter book of Philippians then
you know that the main theme of the book was “Joy” and how to
have it.
Living
under the rule of the Roman Empire was not pleasant for believers in
the Lord Jesus Christ. They experienced terrible persecution either
from the Roman government or from the Jewish religious leaders and
yet the Apostle Paul focused on what we have in Christ and did not
complain about his situation.
With
everything that is going on in this country of ours and in this world
that we live in, I am grateful to be reminded this morning as I read
God's Word that this Earth is not my home. I am just passing through.
It
is also nice to know that God is going to take this weak old body of
mine and replace it with one that is just like Jesus' body … one
that is glorious! No more pain … no more weakness … Come Lord,
Jesus! Come!
Application
My
citizenship is in heaven where the Lord Jesus Christ lives.
How
about yours?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, thank You that this is not my forever home. I am just passing
through. Help me to live in a way that pleases You while I am here.
Help me to focus on what is really important – the people around
me. Don't let me be self centered and inward focused. Help me to see
what is going on in our country from Your eyes, from Your
perspective. Stop the evil, the lawlessness, the prejudice, the
pitting of one race against the other, and protect my family from
Satan's evil schemes and from people who are doing his bidding.
Nothing is too hard for You.
I
pray for my son Eddie this morning on his birthday. Bless him, Lord.
Help him to shine for you. Give him a very special day today with his
family!
Daily
Bible Reading: 1 Kings 13,14; 2 Chronicles 12; Philippians 3
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