Paul explains the principle of resurrection by the analogy of the seed. When we garden, we don't plant vegetables or flowers, but their seeds. When the seed dies in the ground, it rises to a new and more beautiful life. So our physical body is the seed of our spiritual body. Our old body is like a perishable seed, full of weakness and sin, but God will give each person a new resurrection body which is imperishable, glorious, and powerful. When we apply the resurrection principle to our life, we can bear fruit for God.

Our natural body is from Adam; we bear his nature and image. As Adam was dust, so are we. As he sinned and died, so do we. However, Jesus came to this world as the last Adam; a life giving spirit, and recovered first Adam's failure through his perfect life of obedience and his atoning death on the cross for our sins. Through his resurrection, Jesus became the giver of eternal life to those who belong to him. On the resurrection day when what is mortal is swallowed up by life, he will give us a glorious resurrection body like his. We will be transformed into a glorious image of the risen Christ. There will be no more sin and death, but we will be as glorious, humble, and loving as Jesus Christ our Lord. This is our ultimate hope in Christ.


Application: Lord, thank you for the glorious hope of resurrection of our perishable body. Help me to live by the principle of resurrection with this hope.
One Word: We will be like the glorious risen Christ