Raised Up With Jesus
Posted on April 4, 2010
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“knowing that He who raised up the Lord Jesus will also raise us up with Jesus . . . 2 Cor. 4:14)
Today is Easter Sunday – Ressurection Day!
Look at the whole of 2 Cor. 4. Paul starts off by saying that he received mercry, didn’t loose heart, renounced shame and endured hardship . . . and then he says that the the treasure he has is in earthen vessels . . . that the excellence of the pwoer may be of God . . . tha the life of Jesus may be manifested in our body.
Paul knew that he was to be raised up with Jesus. Therefore he endured all things so that the power of this ressurection may be experienced now. This was his goal, to experience the life of Jesus today! He received God’s mercy, he renounced shame, he was not crushed, not in despair, not forsaken, not destroyed . . . all so that the life of Christ would live in him today.
There he does not lose heart, but rather the inward man is renewed day by day.
So Father God, this day being Easter Sunday, I pray to not allow the life of your Son to live in me today. And as a result I’ll be able to live like Paul did . . . above it all, so that I can be renewed today . . . and live a ressuretion life today.
Thank you for coming into my life on February 8th, 1976. It seems along time ago, and then just yesterday. I was raised up that day . . . and will never be the same again . . . thank You!