Draw me a picture!

Draw me a picture!

I'm a visual learner - and so when I have to read a bunch of words or listen to someone on a conference call talk about something for...ever...

I just don't get it.

Draw me a picture.  Or let me draw a picture of what you're talking about and let me know if it is right.  And then I'll "get it".

That's why I enjoyed reading 1 Corinthians 15 today - because Paul is talking about me.
I'm the skeptic who asks - what does my "resurrection body" look like?  
Wait.  What?  How does this work?  

And in the use of word pictures and metaphor - God paints me a vivid picture of "what will I look like in heaven"?

1 Corinthians 15:35-41

35-38 Some skeptic is sure to ask, “Show me how resurrection works. Give me a diagram; draw me a picture. What does this ‘resurrection body’ look like?” If you look at this question closely, you realize how absurd it is. There are no diagrams for this kind of thing. We do have a parallel experience in gardening. You plant a “dead” seed; soon there is a flourishing plant. There is no visual likeness between seed and plant. You could never guess what a tomato would look like by looking at a tomato seed. What we plant in the soil and what grows out of it don’t look anything alike. The dead body that we bury in the ground and the resurrection body that comes from it will be dramatically different.

39-41 You will notice that the variety of bodies is stunning. Just as there are different kinds of seeds, there are different kinds of bodies—humans, animals, birds, fish—each unprecedented in its form. You get a hint at the diversity of resurrection glory by looking at the diversity of bodies not only on earth but in the skies—sun, moon, stars—all these varieties of beauty and brightness. And we’re only looking at pre-resurrection “seeds”—who can imagine what the resurrection “plants” will be like!

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God,
Thank you for painting the picture of my resurrection through your Word.
I can't know or imagine what it will really be like - but you have guaranteed it will be AWESOME!
Help me plant more seeds for You.
Amen.
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