We spend an inordinate amount of time on how we look. We dress ourselves with the finest clothes we can afford, style our hair with the latest look, whiten and straighten our teeth, cover imperfections, put on gobs of makeup and even adorn ourselves with flashy jewelry. Today, it is also fashionable to decorate our bodies with tattoos and piercings. All this effort is designed to make our bodies appear more beautiful and attractive.
We can make the packaging more attractive, but we are unable to significantly add to the durability of the package. Our bodies are decaying and we suffer in the process. Diseases come and body parts wear out. As we age, we spend a higher and higher percentage of time with physicians.
To those who have trusted Jesus as Savior and Lord, God has promised to give us heavenly bodies when we are resurrected and meet Him in heaven. I Corinthians 15:42-44 says, “So it is with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown perishable; what is raised imperishable. It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.” We are not told a lot about what our heavenly bodies will look like, but we are told that these new bodies will be imperishable, glorious, powerful, and spiritual. Our earthly bodies, on the other hand, are perishable, dishonorable, weak and natural.
As an older person, I am really looking forward to my heavenly body replacing my earthly body. To receive a heavenly body, however, God requires that you trust Him while you are in your earthly body. Please don’t wait any longer. Turn from sin and trust Jesus to save you for eternity.
Reluctant Retiree 