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1 Corinthians 15:51-52, Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but shall all be changed – in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet.  For the trumpet shall sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

 

It was good to be back in the physical church to worship.  I must admit I was getting used to watching church on the computer in my shorts and t-shirt.  We were able to get back in the building this weekend; I believe we are meant to worship together as the body of Christ. 

 

Most who know me know I pick up on quick statements made by others.  I wrote this down from early comments made: “In just a moment – things change”.  The reference was about a virus pandemic that shut down corporate worship in the church building for seven months.  Debate will no doubt continue regarding the legitimacy of the shutdown we all experienced. One week people gathered together and suddenly the doors were shut and on-line church was the only alternative.

 

Think back over the course of your life and consider the moment change happened and life was different.  There are moments for each of us that brought either good or bad change in our life.  The moment Charlotte said yes to spending her life with me was life changing.  I remember the moment I first saw each of my daughters and each of my grandchildren – what perfect moments!  The moment we decided to move to Texas was significant for many reasons we did not know at the time.  The moment I said yes to the Lord Jesus was the most important moment of my life because He changed me; He accepted me just as I was. There are certain more moments that life was suddenly changed.  What are your moments?

 

Paul writes about a moment, in the twinkling of an eye that is coming.  It is a time that each of us will inherit the kingdom of God.  For those who have asked Jesus Christ to be their Savior, the moment they die, they walk through a door into heaven, into the arms of their Savior.  That is certainly motivation to live the life He desires and tells us about in His Word.  Oh, to hear Him speak the words, “Well done good and faithful servant!”   All the time spent in His Word, serving Him, and sharing with others will be worth the effort. 

 

However, there is another moment to be watching and listening for - “For the trumpet shall sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.”  This is the time that the faithful who are alive at Christ’s return (at the rapture) for His followers will experience bodily transformation from their earthly body to their heavenly body.  In a moment’s time, the time it takes to blink an eye, changed, never to experience physical death.  What a moment that will be!  Believers will receive new bodies and put on immortality.  At that moment Believers will become all God intended for them at creation (1 Corinthians 2:9, “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”)  In that moment Believers will come to know God as He wants us to know him (John 17:3, “And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.”).  In that moment God will express His love for His children as He desires (John 3:16, “For God so loved the world that He sent His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.”). 

 

What moments have changed you or brought change in your life?  Are you watching and looking forward to hearing the trumpet of God sound when you will be changed one last time?  I wish I could tell you when it will sound.  It is important for each of us to keep ourselves ready and anticipating it to sound at any time. 

 

 

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