I was doing some work at our
house the other day and I kind of over did it. I worked on different projects
for probably about 5 hours and I was so tired that I really didn’t feel like
doing anything else the rest of the day. You probably know how that feels, just
worn out.
The other day I saw an “older
gentleman,” with a tee shirt that had a caption with which I could identify. It
said, “This Body… One owner, High Mileage, Needs work!” Simple,
straight forward, to the point! That describes me at times… and perhaps you
also.
Folks often say that it would be
great to “turn back the clock,” to a time when we were younger, with the
addition of keeping the knowledge we have now. Yes, that is very appealing; a
younger body, no aches, no pains, smooth skin, strong muscles, but at this
point even with all of our medical technology it is just not possible; at least
not possible here on earth.
I heard a story about a little
boy who came running to his father and said, “Dad, I just figured what the
Bible is about.” His days, said, “Really, what is it about?” The son answered,
“It’s on the front, “B.I.B.L.E. and it means, Basic Instructions Before Leaving
Earth.” I guess he got it right didn’t he, that just about sums it up. That is
what the Bible is all about, because we for sure are not going to stay here on
earth forever.
At times I’m ready for that change, the older I get the
more I understand the power of the promise. That’s the promise the Apostle Paul
was trying to help us understand in 1
Corinthians 15:51-53 where he said: “But let me reveal to you a
wonderful secret. We will not all die, but we will all be transformed! It will happen in a moment, in the blink of
an eye, when the last trumpet is blown. For when the trumpet sounds, those who have
died will be raised to live forever. And we who are living will also be
transformed. For our dying bodies must
be transformed into bodies that will never die; our mortal bodies must be
transformed into immortal bodies.”(NLT)
Yes, I’m ready for a new one, a
new body, one like Jesus, no more pain, no more weariness; no more parts that
sometimes refuse to cooperate. There is a time coming when my ‘High mileage” body will be traded in for
a new one. That’s what I planning for, that what I’m looking forward to! How
about you?
