Heavenly

Happy Thanksgiving!

Today's QT talks about the resurrection we will experience with Christ on the Day. I'm honestly a little confused about the first part, but this entire passage just seems so beautiful as I imagine what that Day will be like, whether I fully comprehend this passage today or not. "What you sow does not come to life until it dies." We don't experience true life until after death -- whether he's talking about spiritual death or natural death, I'm not so sure -- but what an awesome idea to know that after death, we still have life! And after death, we will "bear the likeness of the man from heaven." When we are resurrected, we will bear the image of Christ, of Heavenly beings. We will be raised imperishable, in glory, in power, in Christ's image.

As beautiful as this image is, it's saddening to think that many of our loved ones won't get to share in this same happy ending. We can change that though, with lots of prayer and through continual interaction whether they're small or big, significant or not. I need to have a greater sense of urgency in letting my friends in on the world's best kept secret. I want to believe in the power of prayer and in the power of the Holy Spirit to work in me through small and big acts so that those that I love get to look forward to such a beautiful eternity with our Father.