Ribbet...

Our pond is alive. Hundreds, if not thousands, of tadpoles have emerged from the black necklace-like strands of eggs. The water's surface ripples and swirls as their fish-like bodies gyrate in the motion of life.

Soon, stubby nubs will appear alongside their tails. In an evolution of body, these nubs will elongate into legs and their strange snubby nobs will develop into heads. In a span of a few weeks, the transformation will be complete. A new amphibian emerges. The frog.

One look at these strange creatures of today yields no clue as to their final bodies. It's as if a magician waved his wand and a strange transformation occurred.

Fast forward a few weeks to today. The tadpoles are no more. The bug-eyed, pulsating-throated frogs have emerged. The miracle of God's nature has come full circle:

Have you ever wondered about what transformation we have to look forward to as Christians? The Bible speaks of the promise of new bodies in Philippians 3:

13b But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus...20 But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21 who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.

What a wonderful promise for our life to come.