Groaning for the New Body

Pastor Jeffrey Johnson reminds us that while our earthly bodies waste away, believers can live with unshakable courage because a far greater reality awaits us. Drawing from 2 Corinthians 5:1–6, he explains that our groaning in this life—through pain, sickness, and the effects of aging—is not a hopeless despair, but a longing for the perfect body God has prepared.

This future body will be heavenly (crafted by God, not from the dust), spiritual (perfectly suited for our redeemed souls), and eternal (free from decay, filled with life in Christ). Johnson urges us to see beyond the visible, temporary world and fix our hope on the unseen, eternal kingdom—where heaven and earth will be made one and faith will give way to sight. Until then, the Spirit within us is both our guarantee and our motivator to live faithfully, courageously, and with our eyes on eternity.