"Without glorification,
       hope would be lost"

     Glorification is not one of those words you hear every day, but it is a word on which all of Christianity is based.
     Glorification means to make immortal like Christ.  To no longer be subject to natural laws, sin or death.
     Without the possibility of one day being glorified, we would be without hope.  Paul wrote that there would be no purpose for living if our only hope was in this life alone.  (I Corinthians 15).
     Before He ascended to heaven, Jesus promised us that one day we also would be changed.  Paul wrote about this concerning the dead in I Corinthians 15:51-53 (NIV), "Listen, I tell you a mystery:  we will not all sleep [die], at the last trumpet.  For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable and we will be changed.  For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality."
     Our changed bodies will be something like Jesus' was when He arose from the dead.  He was able to walk, talk, eat and drink.  He was able to defy distance and gravity.  He even appeared in rooms without entering through windows or doors!  How exciting that must be!
     The only thing we need to do to receive this promise of glorification is accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior.  Confess your sins, acknowledge that Jesus is Lord and believe that your sins are forgiven.
     This week, make your relationship with God sure, and rest in the promise that one day you too will no longer be subject to natural laws with sin and death.  One day you will receive glorification!