Even
though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is
being renewed day by day. (2 Cor 4:16, NKJV)
My
brother sent me a song via email the other day. It was called “I Don’t Look Good Naked Anymore.” I listened to it a couple times and emailed
it to a few friends, and pondered it a bit.
I
can still remember the first time I got out of a shower and didn’t recognize
the back I saw in the mirror. It was not
skinny like the one I was used to, it even had a couple rolls of fat on
it. I couldn’t hardly believe it was
mine.
Then
came the times folks would take pictures and I would catch a camera’s eye view
of myself. Wow, my body was starting to
go...and grow. This song really
catches all of that.
If
there is something we can know for sure, our bodies are in the process of
dying. Some folks spend a lot of money
trying to stay looking young, fit and trim and, let’s face it, we would all
like to look good.
Now,
just as sure as our bodies (outer man) are dying, our inner man is being
renewed day by day. Every day out inner
man is filled with life, rejuvenated, and made vibrant. As we seek God and live for Him, He endows
our inner man with His life giving spirit. Now, there is only so much we can do about the ageing process of our
outer man, but we can joyously submit ourselves to the life giving power of God
on a regular basis and join with Him in the renewing process of our inner man.
And
while I enjoyed the song “I Don’t Look Good Naked Anymore”, I am not all hung
up about how it is going with my body. I
would like to take the song a bit farther though, because not only do I not
look good naked anymore, I never really did...that’s what clothes are for.
