Numbers 21:1-35; Proverbs 18:1-24; James 2:1-26
Even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body. Romans 8:23
Here, the apostle makes it known, that there is an aspect of our redemption that lies in the future, the redemption of our bodies. The apostle Paul also wrote “Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts” (2 Cor. 1:22). Just as a future bride is given an engagement ring as a token of future marriage, so the indwelling Holy Spirit is the guarantee of the promise that we will be given glorified bodies, freed from the present effects of the sin
curse that causes us pain, suffering and sorrow. —Willie H. Burnett
With the light of resurrection,
When our changed bodies glow,
And we gain the full perfection,
Of the bliss begun below— Anne R. Cousin