Change

Change 1 Corinthians 15:51-52 “Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.” Change is such a harsh word. It is something we all resist, yet it is something that is vital to our existence. In nature thing change and we call this change seasons. In the spring what looks to be dead comes to life and turns from brown to green. In the fall as the weather cools and days are shortened the green changes to a pallet of color. In our lives there also is change. We watch as our children change before our eyes as they grow from infant to toddler to teen to adult. We too change as years pass and hair turns from color to gray. Eyes dim from the strain of trials past. Our bodies that once could perform feats of strength and endurance now struggle to get out of bed. Yes there is nothing more constant than change. When we accept Christ as our Savior a greater change takes place. We go from being dead in sin to life with the Father. We are born into the family of God and old things are done away with and all things are made new. We are new creatures and a child of God. We see with new eyes and sing a new song. We also go from being a slave to Satan to one he seeks to destroy. There is a newness of life and things have a brighter glow. We go where we have not gone before and do things that were once alien to us. This change has given us a new friend. One who will never leave us nor forsake us. One we can trust with our most precious possession—our heart and life. Yes change is coming and changed we will all be. In nature change must take place for new life to begin. Dead branches must be cut off so new fruit can grow. The best grapes grow from new branches. If old dead wood is not removed, if aged and sick limbs are not cast off the whole tree is in danger of dying. Change may be painful at first; if done so new life can grow then the pain is of none affect. If change is not allowed and old wood remain the whole vine will wither and new fruit will not grow. “Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.” (John 15:5-7)