Word for the day "A great family reunion"

II Corinthians 5:6 (NLT) Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. 7 For we live by faith, not by sight. 8 We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. 9 So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it. 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.What a scene will occur at the sounding of the Lord’s trumpet! The “dead in Christ” will emerge from their resting places all over the earth and soar into the sky; these saints’ resurrected bodies will reunite with their spirits, which will have been residing in heaven with Jesus. Close behind them will follow believers who haven’t yet departed this life—at that moment, they’ll miraculously be changed as they are “caught up, to meet the Lord in the air” (1 Thess. 4:16-17). Lord have mercy people of God!This description sounds extraordinary, but in fact, the plan is practical as God has made clear in His Word. We are going to need a body with which to enjoy the new heaven and new earth that Jesus is preparing for His followers. However, earthly flesh and bones will not do. They age, break, and succumb to sin. So God promised to transform our humble structures into glorious bodies like the one Christ had after His resurrection. Common temptations and limitations will be gone. In addition, our physical substance will be altered so that we are not restricted by time and space. Remember, Jesus didn’t bother with doors (John 20:19)! Our new bodies will be suited for the environment where we are to dwell forever, an ageless eternity in which all of our needs are perfectly met. Now today’s message is one we don’t really hear preached or teached anymore!Each believer will still be him/herself. Friends and family long separated will recognize one another; our personalities will be unchanged, except that we’ll be absolutely sinless. At last, you and I will be the persons that God intends for us to be. And we’ll be housed in a body fashioned like that of Christ—perfect, sinless, and complete.If any reading today’s message are looking forward to seeing your loved ones again, God has a plan for a great family reunion in Heaven for all of us! You can read the entire passage in today’s reading (II Corinthians 5:1-10), Have a great day.In His Love,Pastor James Baker, Jr.