GLORIOUS BODIES

Today's reading: Philippians 3

"He will take these weak mortal bodies of ours and change them into glorious bodies like his own, using the same mighty power that he will use to conquer everything else." Philippians 3:21 NLT

I had the privilege of attending the funeral of a great-great aunt of mine.

She had lived a long, full, loving and godly life for 106 years.

One hundred and six years!

Until the last month of her life, she remained mentally sharp. She could quote Scripture, make her own choices, banter with the best of them--and play her favorite game, Aggravation.

But her body? Her body let her down.

That was until she took her last breath here and her first breath in heaven.

She is able now. She is capable now. She is whole--more whole than she ever was in her 106 years here on earth.

I once heard a speaker say, For a Christian, death is merely a means to get us to where we have always been meant to be.

I truly like that thought, but I might add to his sentiment by saying, For a Christian, death is merely a means to get us to where we have always been meant to be and to make us into all we were ever meant to be.