“But someone may ask, ‘How will the dead be raised? What
kind of bodies will they have?’ What a foolish question! When you put a seed into the
ground, it doesn’t grow into a plant unless it dies first. And what you put in the ground is
not the plant that will grow, but only a bare seed of wheat or whatever you are
planting. Then God gives it the new body he wants it to have. A
different plant grows from each kind of seed. Similarly there are different
kinds of flesh—one kind for humans, another for animals, another for birds, and
another for fish.
There are also bodies in the heavens and bodies on the earth. The glory of the heavenly bodies is different from the glory of the earthly bodies. The sun has one kind of glory, while the moon and stars each have another kind. And even the stars differ from each other in their glory.
It is the same way with the resurrection of the dead. Our earthly bodies are planted in the ground when we die, but they will be raised to live forever. Our bodies are buried in brokenness, but they will be raised in glory. They are buried in weakness, but they will be raised in strength. They are buried as natural human bodies, but they will be raised as spiritual bodies. For just as there are natural bodies, there are also spiritual bodies."
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Bloggers Note: Whenever you see a portion of scripture without an accompanying devotional you will know I have had a shortage of time. I do not wish to slap together a makeshift devotional just to have one to publish. I respect God, his Word and the spiritual growth of my readers too much to do that. Have a blessed day! rlk
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