The Man Of Heaven
So it is with the resurrection of the
dead. What is sown is perishable, what is raised is imperishable. It is sown in
dishonor, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power.
It is sown a physical body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a
physical body, there is also a spiritual body. Thus it is written, “The first
man, Adam, became a living being”; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit.
But it is not the spiritual that is first, but the physical, and then the
spiritual. The first man was from the earth, a man of dust; the second man is
from heaven. As was the man of dust, so are those who are of the dust; and as
is the man of heaven, so are those who are of heaven. Just as we have borne the
image of the man of dust, we will also bear the image of the man of heaven.
We are of this earth, and eventually
we will be of broken mind and body, and go back to dust, at least on this
earth. But that really is where our life begins. The LORD beautifies our souls,
so that we are ready for heaven. So, while we bear the image of the man of dust, on the earth, we will eventually bear the image of the
Man of heaven, Our God, Our Savior. At that time, in heaven, He will display His handiwork and our
loveliness for all to see. This is our assurance and delight.
While God is
preparing a place for us,
He is preparing us for that place.
Our Daily
Bread –