2 Corinthians 5:2–4: For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven, if indeed, having been clothed, we shall not be found naked. For we who are in this tent groan, being burdened, not because we want to be unclothed, but further clothed, that mortality may be swallowed up by life.
One of these days Jesus is going to call His own out of the world. We will be caught up to meet our Lord in the air, and we are going to stand before Him. What will it be like for us? We will be clothed in His righteousness. We will not be found naked. Not everyone will be clothed in His righteousness when they are raised from the dead. Some folk have not accepted His righteousness. They have rejected Christ. Therefore, there is a resurrection of the just and of the unjust. Paul mentions this in Acts 24:15, “… that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.” My friend, you are going to stand in His presence someday. Will you be clothed in the righteousness of Christ? Are you accepted in the Beloved? 1
Personal Application
- Read Romans 8:22-23. How do these verses bring relief to the pain that your body often feels?
Godly Encouragement
- In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory. –Ephesians 1:13–14
A Biblical Thought to Share with Others
My pain is used to remind me of a pain-free eternity. – TWEET IT
A Prayer to Consider
Lord, thank You for preparing a flawless heavenly body for us.
1. McGee, J. V. (1991). Thru the Bible commentary: The Epistles (2 Corinthians) (electronic ed., Vol. 45). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.
