October 7                                     Ezek 22 - 24

A NEW BODY

MEMORISE: 'The glory of this latter house shall be greater Than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts; And in the place will I give peace, Saith the LORD of hosts.' (Hag 2:9)
READ: 2 Peter 1:13-14

'The glory of this latter house shall be greater than the former, saith the LORD of hosts; and in this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts' (Hag 2: 9). The scriptures say the children of God are living stones, built together to form a habitation for the Most High God. This means that those who are born again are called houses or temples of God. 'What? Know ye not your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost, which is in you, which ye have of God, and are not your own?' (1 Cor 6:19).

Our bodies are temples or tabernacles of Holy Ghost. Shortly before peter went to heaven, he said it had been revealed to him by the Lord Jesus that he would soon put off his present tabernacle. But, you may ask, after he drops his present body, does he remain without a body? 2 Corinthians 5:1 states: 'For we known that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.'

This tells us that God has reserved a special eternal body for us in Heaven. If this present one dies and decays, he will give us one to wear for the rest of eternity. The former house therefore refers to the present body we have, while the latter house refers to the eternal body we shall receive. Job looked beyond his body that was being destroyed by sickness. He looked and longed for another body that God would give to him after his present house was destroyed (Job 19:25-27).

The new body you will be given is a very special body. It never wears out. It does not die. It is not subject to the pains and limitations of the present body. It enables you to enjoy without limitation. But for those who are headed for hell, the bodies they will be given will adapt to the fire without being burnt to ashes, yet making everyone who wears them feel the terrors of fiery pain for eternity! You have a choice to make. Which body do you choose?

ACTION POINT
Thank God for the new eternal body he has prepared for you.
Let nothing hinder you from wearing it.