Numbers 22:1-38; Proverbs 19:1-29; James 3:1-4:12
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:2
God’s ultimate purpose is to populate Heaven with those like His Son. We see this illustrated in what scientists call “metamorphosis”. The process begins with an ugly, earth-bound caterpillar, but soon, it emerges from the chrysalis; now a beautiful butterfly fitted for the skies. So also, when our Lord returns, we will receive bodies “like unto his glorious body” (Phil. 3:21), fitted for Heaven. “Even so, come, Lord Jesus”. —Willie H. Burnett
And is it so—I shall be like Thy Son?
Is this the grace which He for me has won?
Father of glory (thought beyond all thought!)
In glory, to His own blest likeness brought! —John Nelson Darby