Transformed

Three years ago I planted a small piece of a wild rosebush, and just assumed it would send up new growth in a short period of time. I waited, but it appeared that the small fragment had died. Occasionally I checked the ground where I had planted it, but I only saw a dead brown stem. Eventually I gave up on it and many months passed. One day I was amazed to see healthy green shoots coming up beside the dead cane of the original plant. Where I saw hopelessness, God saw hope. Today, the rosebush cascades by the path, and single white blossoms adorn its branches. Simply beautiful! God never gives up on us--we are His dead brown stems--stiff and unyielding. But He sees our futures. He sees our beauty in Christ. Like the rosebush, we will be transformed by His glory.

"...he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you." Romans 8:11