Friday, April 10, 2026

Scripture

“We will not all die, but we will all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet.” 1 Corinthians 15:51-52a

Reflections

Everywhere you look these days it seems people are trying to get the perfect body.  Weight loss plans promise to make you look better.  Facial creams promise to cover up the lines of time on your face.  Cosmetic surgery is on the rise.  As we get older, modern medicine promises to fix most everything.  But the inevitable cannot be avoided.  The aging process sets in.  We get wrinkles.  Our bodies fall apart.

The good news for believers in Jesus is that we do not have to turn to surgeons or the latest diet fad to get the body we've always wanted.  Ultimately, we will end up with a perfect body.  The Apostle Paul writes in 1 Cor. 15:52b-53, “For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.  For this perishable body must put on imperishability, and this mortal body must put on immortality.”

Do we know exactly what that body will be like?  Not really.  We have yet to experience it.  It is beyond our imagination.  Still, we know it will be good.  As Jesus was raised from the dead imperishable, so too will our perishable bodies take on the imperishable.

All the imperfections and ailments of our bodies will be no more.  The words of Rev. 21:5 will come to pass; “See, I am making all things new.”

Prayer

Lord God, thank you for hope that extends beyond the physical limitations of my failing body.  May my chin be held high as I anticipate what you will do.  In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Full Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:35-58