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“Flesh and Blood Not Allowed”

Thoughts for Today:

Several years ago my son Ryan and I decided to take the SCUBA class to become certified divers. Our first official dive was from a beach in Laguna. We put on our gear, and waded out through some pretty high surf with fins in hand. I remember quite vividly how I felt: weighted down, burdened, confined, clumsy and uncomfortable. That is until we sank beneath the waves.

There is a term taught in SCUBA called "neutral buoyancy" which basically means that once a diver reaches the desired depth they are to adjust their BCD (buoyancy control device) so they neither sink nor rise -- floating in space. It's about as close as we can come to a feeling of weightlessness. When Ryan and I reached the correct depth, and adjusted our BCD's accordingly, we no longer felt confined or burdened by our equipment. Our wetsuits, face masks, fins, and other gear didn't feel useless any more. Why? Because all of it was engineered for an underwater environment.

In the same way, Paul explains that our current bodies (made up of flesh and blood) cannot inherit the Kingdom of God. Why? Because we're designed for earth, not heaven. It's what death is all about -- the exchange of our earthly body for our heavenly one. For the believer, death is simply a means of transfer from our mortal bodies to the immortal ones God engineered for eternal life in the heavenly realm.

Questions to Ponder:

Age has a way of encouraging thoughts about our immortal and glorified bodies. No more pain -- what a glorious existence! What do you look forward to most in eternity? Have you given it any thought?

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Pocket Devotions are written by Mike Brooks. A retired businessman, he is Moderator of South Shores church, leads the Deacon Board, serves on the finance committee, and he teaches a Men's Bible study and the Men's Ministry. Mike has a passion for evangelical missions. He is the husband of Sherry; the father of Ryan, Natalie, Krissy, Rebecca, and Amanda; the father-in-law of Ariel; and the grandfather of Conner and Christian.