April 13
THIS BODY FASHIONED ANEW
"Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto
his glorious body" Phil. 3:21
Often when we are racked with pain, and unable to think or worship,
we feel that this indeed is "the body of our humiliation," and when we
are tempted by the passions which rise from the flesh we do not think
the word "vile" at all too vigorous a translation. Our bodies humble
u5; and that is about the best thing they do for us. Oh, that we were
duly lowly, because our bodies ally us with animals, and even link us
with the dust!
But our Saviour, the Lord Jesus, shall change all this. We shall be
fashioned like His own body of glory. This will take place in all who
believe in Jesus. By faith their souls have been transformed, and
their bodies will undergo such a renewal as shall fit them for their
regenerated spirits. How soon this grand transformation will happen we
cannot tell; but the thought of it should help us to bear the trials
of today, and all the woes of the flesh, In a little while we shall be
as Jesus now is. No more aching brows, no more swollen limbs, no more
dim eyes, no more fainting hearts. The old man shall be no more a
bundle of infirmities, nor the sick man a mass of agony. "Like unto
his glorious body." What an expression! Even our flesh shall rest in
hope of such a resurrection!