Monday, May 18, 2015

Transformed

And when He had said this, He breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit….” John 20:22
 
Jesus was with His disciples in the Upper Room after His resurrection. He walked into the room…without going through the locked door. Hmmm. What does that tell us about His resurrected body? He could walk through walls. Our resurrected bodies will one day be like His.
Earthly people are like the earthly man, and heavenly people are like the heavenly man. Just as we are now like the earthly man, we will someday be like the heavenly man. What I am saying, dear brothers and sisters, is that our physical bodies cannot inherit the Kingdom of God. These dying bodies cannot inherit what will last forever. But let me reveal to you a wonderful secret. We will not all die, but we will all be transformed! It will happen in a moment, in the blink of an eye, when the last trumpet is blown. For when the trumpet sounds, those who have died will be raised to live forever. And we who are living will also be transformed. For our dying bodies must be transformed into bodies that will never die; our mortal bodies must be transformed into immortal bodies. 1 Corinthians 15:48-53 NLT.
We will be transformed…just like Jesus. Will we be able to walk through walls? In heaven will there be walls like we have on earth? So many questions…so little time.
 
Jesus breathed on the disciples and they received the Holy Spirit. Then again at Pentecost about three thousand people received the Holy Spirit.  And everyone present was filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other languages, as the Holy Spirit gave them this ability. Acts 2:4 NLT. People can receive the Holy Spirit in groups or individually. One amazing thing now is that unlike those in the Old Testament times, the Holy Spirit remains…abides in us.
 
Prayer ~ Holy Spirit—come and live with us. We receive You into our hearts and lives that we would be transformed like Jesus—spiritually obedient and eternally loving.
 
© 2015 by Mickey M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
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