Ultimate Makeover

Many television shows recently devote themselves to “makeovers” achieved by plastic surgery, wardrobe replacement, cosmetics, house reconstruction, and so forth.

These makeovers are sometimes dramatic, but by themselves they may actually be destructive, because they make people think that changing externals will make them truly happy.

That is Extreme Nonsense.

One can imagine that the ancient Corinthians might have thought that everyone in their resurrected bodies would become perfect physical specimens: veritable Adonises and Venuses (carrying over the pagan Greek concepts of physical beauty).

Whatever they thought, Paul is extremely dismissive of their speculation. He tries to pound into their heads the absolute paradigm change that the Christian faith represents.

The Resurrection is not a resuscitation: it is a change to a totally different kind of life, a life more wonderful than we can even imagine.

We may feel bad about our physical limitations or lack of classic beauty. We may resent the diminishment that often comes with age. We may feel alienated and unhappy. We may feel weak and depressed.

The message of the Resurrection is that all this will be changed and more!

Physical makeovers will not make us happy, but God will.

Ultimately, we don’t need physical things for true happiness, but we can use the things we have for the good of others and for God’s glory: building up for ourselves treasure in heaven, so that after our Lord calls us to Himself, we may share fully in the glory of His resurrection.

Don’t settle. Start saving now, through grace-enabled faith manifested by good works, for the Ultimate Makeover when we will share in the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.