Will You Have a New Body?

Prayer – Lord, like Paul, I am ready for my new body—one that won’t wear out. A body where I will be at home with You. It’s going to be so wonderful. I praise You and thank you for this awesome plan—and the hope that You give each of us. 

For we know that when this earthly tent we live in is taken down (that is, when we die and leave this earthly body), we will have a house in heaven, an eternal body made for us by God himself and not by human hands. We grow weary in our present bodies, and we long to put on our heavenly bodies like new clothing. For we will put on heavenly bodies; we will not be spirits without bodies. While we live in these earthly bodies, we groan and sigh, but it's not that we want to die and get rid of these bodies that clothe us. Rather, we want to put on our new bodies so that these dying bodies will be swallowed up by life. God himself has prepared us for this, and as a guarantee he has given us his Holy Spirit. So we are always confident, even though we know that as long as we live in these bodies we are not at home with the Lord. For we live by believing and not by seeing. Yes, we are fully confident, and we would rather be away from these earthly bodies, for then we will be at home with the Lord. 2 Corinthians 5:1-8

 

Meditate. Consider God’s promise of a heavenly body.

 

Have you ever heard of someone seeing a ghost—a spirit floating around in some creepy house or forest? That would be a spirit without a body and I think it is usually considered demonic. Don’t get involved or deceived by that. Ugh.

 

We are assured that we will have a house in heaven, an eternal body made for us by God Himself and not by human hands. A heavenly body sounds wonderful! What a great promise that we can be confident that we will put on heavenly bodies; we will not be spirits without bodies. So, this is one more fact about our relationship to life in heaven that we can discern from scripture—in this case, from the New Testament. Additionally, Jesus promised that that we will have a home in heaven that is referred to as a mansion in some translations.

"Don't let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. There is more than enough room in my Father's home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am.” - John 14:1-3

A home in heaven and heavenly bodies. Yes, we will have new bodies. God promised and He keeps His promises.

 

Verse of Salvation ~ God's purpose was that we Jews who were the first to trust in Christ would bring praise and glory to God. And now you Gentiles have also heard the truth, the Good News that God saves you. And when you believed in Christ, he identified you as his own by giving you the Holy Spirit, whom he promised long ago. The Spirit is God's guarantee that he will give us the inheritance he promised and that he has purchased us to be his own people. He did this so we would praise and glorify him. Ephesians 1:12-14

 

Friday’s Feast at the King’s Table

Have you seen any Fireweed in your neighborhood lately? They grow wild and are a great plant to forage. All of the plant is edible and nutritious as it is high in Vitamins A and C. The leaves can be used to make tea and I’ve been told by a couple of people that the blossoms make jelly. It is especially popular in Alaska—that is where I first heard of it several years ago when we went on an Alaskan cruise. Now I’m trying to cut sugar out of my diet…but can I resist Fireweed Jelly?

 

Fireweed Jelly

·        4 cups of fireweed blossoms (packed)          

·        4 cups of boiling water

·        2 tbsp lemon juice

·        ½ tsp butter (dairy or non-dairy) to prevent foaming

·        5 cups sugar

·        1 package dry pectin

Instructions

1. Wash the blossoms and remove from the stem. Pour boiling water over fireweed blossoms, and allow them to steep in the hot water for at least ten minutes. Only use the blossoms.
2. You will notice that once the boiling water touches the petals, that they will lose their vibrant purple color, turning into a muted beige color. But don’t worry, the color will return to the liquid when you add the lemon juice.
3. Once steeping is complete, drain the flowers from the liquid using a fine sieve or a coffee filter. Squeeze the fluid from the flowers, and discard the flowers.
4. If you are a little short on fluid add some extra boiled water to make the total amount equivalent to four cups.
5. Add the liquid, pectin, lemon juice, and butter to a pot. The mixture will immediately turn a bright pink color when the lemon juice is added. Bring to a boil on high heat, stirring constantly. There may be little foaming, but skim that off.
6. Add the sugar. Bring to a boil again.
7. Allow the mixture to boil in a rolling boil for one minute, then remove from the heat.
8. Pour into pint or jelly jar sized mason jars that have been sterilized in the oven at 225 °F for 10 minutes. Cap with sterile lids and rings.
9. Add to a water bath canner for 10 minutes to further sterilize and prolong shelf life.
10. Allow the jelly to set at room temperature prior to storing.

 

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