First Baptist Church of Diana, Texas

Yes, We Will Be Resurrected

1 Corinthians 15: 35-58

Memory Verse:  On the first day of every week each one of you is to put aside and save, as he may prosper, so that no collections be made when I come.

1 Corinthians 16:2

Recently, I spent in the waiting room of Baptist Saint Anthony’s Hospital in Amarillo, Texas. Many of the patients there are dealing with serious heart issues. There were numerous families waiting on news about their loved one’s condition. Some were given only threads of hope for this life to continue more than a few days, months or years. In the minds of at least a few of the patients, thoughts of what it will be like on the other side appear in the most solemn of moments.

The Bible does not go to great lengths to give explicit details of what we will be like in the resurrection. Our Scripture reading for today creates more questions than it gives answers. Although, the details it does give are greatly encouraging. The author reminds us that we cannot really live unless we die. That is a great truth for daily living and for living beyond the grave. We cannot really live as Christ intends us to live here on earth until we die to self and take up the life of Christ. Hence we know that many people live on this earth but really never live if you know what I mean. But for us to get a resurrected body, this old one must cease to pump blood through its veins.

Verse 38 is of the greatest of encouragement. God gives a body to plants and animals just as He wished. The comparison is mind boggling. I don’t know exactly what my body will be like after the resurrection, but I do know it will be specifically designed by the Lord, who created this universe; the one who designed the intricacies of all life and matter on this earth. He designed those intricate details that continue to confuse and intrigue scientists in our age. I trust the Lord that I will surely not be disappointed in that which is to come. According to the Scriptures, we will never receive that great spiritual body God has for us until this old physical body wears out and stops. If I can trust God for Salvation, I can also trust Him to raise me up in a spiritual body that will bring great satisfaction to my soul for all eternity. All I can think of at this moment is, “to God be the glory.”

Reflection

What did God say to me from this Scripture reading, devotional, and or prayer time?

 What did I say to God?