April 13

This Body Fashioned Anew

who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body. — Phil 3:21 BSB

When we are racked with pain and unable to think or worship, we truly feel that this is “the body of our humiliation.” And when we are tempted by the passions that rise from the flesh, we do not find the word “vile” too strong. Our bodies humble us, and that is perhaps the best thing they do for us. Oh, that we were properly humbled because our bodies connect us to the animals and even link us to the dust!

But our Savior, the Lord Jesus, will change all this. We will be transformed to be like His glorious body. This transformation will happen to all who believe in Jesus. By faith, their souls have been transformed, and their bodies will undergo such a renewal that they will fit their regenerated spirits. How soon this grand transformation will occur, we cannot tell; but the thought of it should help us endure today’s trials and all the woes of the flesh. In a little while, we will be as Jesus is now. No more aching brows, no more swollen limbs, no more dim eyes, no more fainting hearts. The old man will no longer be a bundle of infirmities, nor the sick man a mass of agony. “Like unto his glorious body.” What a phrase! Even our flesh shall rest in hope of such a resurrection!