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[cimi]

November 17
Saturday


NEW
BODIES

READ:
1 Cor. 15:42-49
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Jesus, the author and
finisher of our faith,
who for the joy that
was set before Him
endured the cross.
__ Hebrews 12:2
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In 1728, a young Ben Franklin composed his own tombstone epitaph:

The body of B. Franklin, printer,
like the cover of an old book, its
contents worn out, and stript of its
lettering and gilding, lies here,
food for worms. Yet the work shall
not be lost; for it will as he believ'd
appear once more, in a new & more
beautiful edition, corrected and
amended by the Author.

In this epitaph, the wry wit' of Franklin, the colonial Renaissance man, rings true to the biblical view of resurrection. The bodies we now posess are prone to aging, physical decline, and ultimately death. But the resurrection of Jesus Christ holds within it the promise of a new supernatural body raised in glory. The apostle Paul tells us, "The body is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption. It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power" (1 Cor. 15:42-43).

As life takes its course in the aging process, we have the hope of a new body that will far outshine the original. Despite our aches and pains, our destiny belongs safely in the hands of "Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith". __ Dennis Fisher
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~New bodies will be ours someday~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ According to God's grand design,~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Forever with the Lord to reign_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~ Praise God for the promise divine! __ Hess~~~~~~~~~
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In the twinkling of an eye...we shall be changed.
__ The Apostle Paul

[foreverHis]

thank you cimi for being so faithful,doing your daily reading postings...awesome you are