Have you ever read in the Bible where your body is eternal? No you haven’t.
The Bible teaches that we will have resurrected bodies (if you are in covenant with Yahweh God), but not eternal earthly bodies.
If you are older than thirty or so and attended a Christian church, when you
were younger, you may remember hearing a Bible verse that all Christians use to memorize.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in him
should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 3:16
That word “everlasting”
is translated from the Greek word “aionios”, Strongs # OT166 and it means just what it says; everlasting, eternal,
perpetual. Have you ever thought about that? Most Christians interpret that to mean forever; but beginning at a certain point.
But that is not what the word means.
And the very God
of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body
be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah.
1 Thessalonians
5:23
And so if your Spirit
is the only part of you that is eternal why is it so extremely rare that we even consider our spirit in
daily life? Why is it even more rare that when we consider any preparations, training activities or lifestyle applications
our spirits are often completely ignored?
This is particularly
true in preparing for unexpected events. If any attention is given, at all, to things like self-defense, firearm training,
emergency preparedness, fire, earthquake or tornado drills the emphasis is almost always
placed upon physical training even though we all know that our bodies are simply a flash in the pan, a melting
snow flake, a fleeting moment. This is a grave mistake with eternal consequences.
Preparing physically is critical but when considering a training program or lifestyle adjustment shouldn’t we
place a greater priority toward addressing our spirit since that is the only part of us that is eternal? I think so. What
is your spiritual condition today?
I’ll see you in the field,
Rayphe
