Do you ever get frustrated with the way you look? Are you disappointed with your body type, your hair, your athletic ability or lack of ability? Are you fed up with being sick, weak, tempted and small? Are you sick and tired of living in the body you have? I know that for me, of all the things in my life that are longing to take this walk with Jesus farther, the main thing that seems to be holding me back is this old body. As Jesus said in the Garden of Gethsemane, “The spirit is willing, but the body is weak.” The longing I have is to follow Jesus with reckless abandon every moment, and in every area of life; but dang, sometimes I just get tired, or sick or hurt and I have to sit on the bench. These bodies hold us back. They don’t define us. Your body is not a great representation of who you really are, but more like a schematic - a simplified representation of a person who is incredibly complex and eternally valuable. Here’s a beautiful truth: Jesus is going to upgrade your body. He’s going to trade in this current model for something so glorious, you can’t even imagine it. When you’re in heaven, you won’t be the same old you, just holding a white robe and a harp. No way! You’re going to be this mind-blowing, world-shatteringly powerful and wondrous creature that will never get sick or tempted or tired. You’ll be outrageously powerful and eternally able to love Jesus with every beat of your indestructible heart. Jesus is going to change your schematic, and it won’t be long. We’re just pilgrims here, waiting on an much-needed upgrade.
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