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Version 2.0
Friday, September 20, 2024 by Rick Stockwell

Version 2.0

 

READ Philippians 3:12-21

…the Lord Jesus Christ…will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.

Philippians 3:20b-21b (NIV)

 

My octogenarian grandfather used to joke, “Oh, to be seventy again.” I was probably twenty-five at the time and thought seventy was a long way off. Now that I’m sixty-six and have five grandchildren of my own, seventy doesn’t seem so far off.

If you had the chance to inhabit a 2.0 version of yourself, would you take it? God promises his children he will one day give them new bodies infinitely better than the mortal ones we dwell in today. Physically, these bodies will experience no more pain, disease, or illness, be freed of any handicaps or deformities, be rid of excess fat and wrinkles, and be equipped with incredibly improved eyesight, hearing, and mental capacity.

Spiritually, we’ll be freed of the sin currently infecting us—no more impure thoughts, motives, desires, or actions. And if that isn’t enough, we’ll be filled with a joy so overflowing that it’s beyond description.

Version 2.0 is looking better every day. Come, Lord Jesus.

 

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

“You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand” (Psalm 16:11).

 

Prayer:  Lord Jesus, thank you that you will one day make all things new.

 

Prayer Focus:  THE LORD’S RETURN

 

Rick Stockwell

Rick Stockwell is employed as an IT Program Manager. He teaches Sunday school for kindergartners, is an elder at his church, and is the author of two Christian novels: THE WALL and THE BATTLE. He's been married for thirty-four years, and has two children and five grandchildren.

Book link: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B07HQ8G3MJ 

 


Comments

Eve-Marie Burtness From West Hartford At 9/20/2024 7:24:17 PM

Love these devotionals! Keep ‘em coming!

Reply by: Rick Stockwell

Thanks, Eve.

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