Daily Devotional
You Will Have a Perfected Body
“Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.”
1 John 3:2
October 26, 2020
Ponder This
We’ve never seen man as we were created to be. If we saw Adam right as he came off God’s assembly line, we’d know just how thousands of years of sin have marred mankind.
I read in a scientific journal that even the most brilliant person will use less than two-fifths of one percent of his brain capacity. Two-fifths of one percent! That’s 0.0040! The incredible ability God put into the human being has been dampened and disfigured by sin.
Hardly anyone reading this doesn't feel pain somewhere right now. We're all going through the process of aging. From the crown of our head to the soles of our feet, deterioration is taking place.
Have you ever wished to sing or serve or pray or just worship better than you do? One of these days, all of the limitations of earth will fall away. There’ll be no more weakness, sighing, crying, dying, or pain. Every child of God will have the perfection God planned for us from the beginning:
"…And we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality…. then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: 'Death is swallowed up in victory.'” (1 Corinthians 15:52-54)
Practice This
Can you take this in? One day that decaying process will be reversed in an instant. “…In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible…” (1 Corinthians 15:52). Instantly we’ll go from corruption to incorruption. One day, we will be like Jesus.
FOR YOUR GIFT TO THE MINISTRY
Front Porch Moments by Gayle Foster
WITH KEY INSIGHTS FROM HER FATHER, ADRIAN ROGERS
I try to unplug each morning with Jesus with just my rocking chair, my Bible, and a pen.
Having a secret place is very important because I know that Jesus is always there waiting for me. I know where I can find Him! His presence is everywhere, but there are places where it is so thick you can cut it with a knife. You may not even have a front porch, but there is a secret place for you as well. God’s invitations are for anyone who will respond. There is no more important request than the one found in Psalm 27:8: “My heart has heard You say, ‘Come and talk with Me.’ And my heart responds, ‘Lord, I am coming.’”
