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Some of you have asked, “How will the dead be raised to life? What kind of bodies will they have?” Don't be foolish. A seed must die before it can sprout from the ground. Wheat seeds and all other seeds look different from the sprouts that come up. This is because God gives everything the kind of body he wants it to have. People, animals, birds, and fish are each made of flesh, but none of them are alike. Everything in the heavens has a body, and so does everything on earth. But each one is very different from all the others.
The sun isn't like the moon, the moon isn't like the stars, and each star is different.
That's how it will be when our bodies are raised to life. These bodies will die, but the bodies that are raised will live forever. These ugly and weak bodies will become beautiful and strong.
As surely as there are physical bodies, there are spiritual bodies. And our physical bodies will be changed into spiritual bodies.
I Corinthians 15:35-44
If you live long enough your physical body will become weak and you will look like someone who is old. There is no way around it. All the tummy tucks and face lifts will eventually give way to the end of the road for plastic surgery.
When God assigned a time to die for every man and woman to ever live it included you and me. The only exceptions will be Enoch, Elijah and those who are alive when the sky breaks open with the return of Jesus.
So how much time do you spend grooming and exercising your physical body that will in a few short years stop breathing? How much time do you spend preparing to receive your new spiritual body that will live forever?
Of course it is a good thing to take care of the body that you have here. Having a healthy body opens lots of doors of doing deeds that glorify the Lord, but when your purpose is to glorify yourself the gift becomes the disgrace!
Take your spiritual man to God's gym everyday and let Him show you how to prepare for the new body that will be given when Jesus returns!
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