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Now What?

“For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve …” 1 Corinthians 15:3-5

Now that we have celebrated the death, burial and resurrection of our precious Savior – now what?

I have been thinking through some of the Scriptures that talk about how we should live in light of the resurrection. Here are just a few:

1. Make disciples: “And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold I am with you always, to the end of the age. Matthew 28:18-20
2. Appropriate His resurrection power: “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Acts 1:8
3. I am dead to sin: “For if we have been united with Him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. For one who has died has been set free from sin.” Romans 6:5-7
4. A resurrection walk: “We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in the newness of life.” Romans 6:4
5. A resurrection mind: “If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.” Colossians 3:1-4
6. You are seated with Christ already because of His resurrection: “But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ – by grace you have been saved – and raised us up with him and seated us with him in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.” Ephesians 2:4-6
7. I get to know Him through His resurrection power: “That I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, that by any means possible I may attain to the resurrection of the dead.” Philippians 3:10-11

There’s so much more – but I will stop there. What other ways have you seen in Scripture about living out His resurrection power? I’d love to hear from you.

Running the race with joy,

Bill Welte
President/CEO of America’s Keswick

Daily Bible Reading: Proverbs 25-26; Hebrews 3

Quote of the day:  Praise to the One who triumphed over death and rose victorious so that he could bring those once held captive into His eternal freedom — We live in that eternity today!

Bible Memory: You have dealt well with your servant, O Lord, according to Your word. Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe Your commandments. Psalm 119:65-66