Resurrection Awakening

Resurrection Awakening

As for me, I will see Your face in righteousness;
I shall be satisfied when I awake in Your likeness.
–Psalm 17:15

A Walk of Faith Easter devotional by Dave Bunnell

Oh, how much I look forward to the day when I shed this mortal body, to be clothed in the righteous garment of a glorified body!
I praise God today that He has completely forgiven my sins because of the finished work of Christ on Calvary. Jesus died to save us from our sins forever. But for the time being, our sin nature remains, as we remain in bodies that are marred by it, and prone to sickness and death as a result.
However, as believers, we have nothing to dread in death, because when our bodies die, we will become more alive than we have ever been. The moment we take leave of our earthly bodies we will be present with the Lord. Physical death, for us, will bring to completion our spiritual resurrection.
That’s the great news of Christ’s resurrection for those of us who believe. When this life ends, we will fully experience that for which we were created: Seeing Him face to face, worshiping Him in untainted fellowship, and reflecting His image and likeness in righteousness and holiness. So let us take joy in the secure hope of our resurrection awakening.
Others may look for satisfaction in this temporal life, where it cannot truly be found, but as for me, when I see His face, and awake in His likeness, I will be satisfied.