Will bear the image of the heavenly:

1 Corinthians 15:49

49 Just as we have borne the image of the earthy, we will also bear the image of the heavenly.

            Well, for some of us, this earthy is getting kind of yucky. It’s certainly not getting any younger no matter how much goop we put on it or in it. We may not look as old as we are, but it doesn’t matter how many “paint jobs” we put on this old car, it’s still not getting any newer.

            The good news is that when we leave this place we won’t have to take it with us! We get a brand new model that will never get old or wear out. We will bear the image of the Heavenly … just like Jesus. Remember that when He returns, we will be just like Him! That is something to look forward to.

If you could hear God speak to you, I believe this is what He would say:

            "You shall be like Me, My children; for I have chosen you for this purpose. People shall see Me when they see you. You are to be My image, as I am the Father’s image. You will show forth My glory, as I have shown forth His glory. You are the light of the world, and I have not chosen you to put you under a peck measure but to put you on a lamp stand that all may see My light in you. You are to shine forth My glory and My holiness unto the world that it may know that I have come unto them.”

            90. When He returns, I will bear the image of the Heavenly … never to grow old or wear out again.