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He Died…Because He Lives! Our lives
can easily pull us in many different
directions and often our view
of how “life” is going can be slanted by the ups and downs of
earthly concerns. Along with that, today’s world has developed into amosaic of different cultures, numerous
beliefs, and all kinds of different
levels of conviction to serve
God,All these things can make it very easy to lose focus as to what the
driving force in our lives should be,
Yet one of the amazing things about Christ is His power to unite us together
in Him amid this diversesociety (Eph.2:13,19.) Our emphasis in life changes
for the best, when we learn to appreciate how His sacrifice and His victory
affect our daily living. (2 Cor.5;15) When those things about Him truly drive
ourdecisions, they lift us through
challenges and the chaos that this
world brings.Because He Died ‘1.
Remember that we can be free from the rule and scope and power of the demands
of the world in which we live. (Eph.1:7;Heb.2:14;Col. 1:13-14; 1 Cor, 1:27-31) 2. Our hope and the core of who we are
become different when we embrace what
He did. We are much more than what this world wants to make of us. (1 Tim,
4:6-12; 1 Cor. 8:6) 3. He did it for you – dwell on how
much you are loved! (John 10:17-18;
Rom. 5’6-8; Matt.20:28;Rom.B:31-21)
-Be humbled and compelled that He died for you, yet full of hope and
awe because of what it means foryou that He lives! (Phil2;B-11; Eph.2:4-6) Because He Lives 1. Eyes fixed on His victory over death
will see us through the challenges and worries of today. (Gal.2:19; Heb.l2:2 & 7;3/ Earthly ways
will fail, confidence in those things
will falter-theycannot sustain us,
(Phil.3:4-8) 2. There is nothing more
sure and solid than a hope in Christ. (1 Pet.1:3-6; Matt.7:24-25) His victory over all things
ensures that we can persevere through Him (1 Cor.15:55-57; Phit.4:13) 3. Fear and doubt are more easily
managed in our life when we are
confident in Jesus.
(Phil.4:6-7;Ps.118:6-7) Whatever
may test us in his life, we are secure in Christ. (Matt,6:34; Rom.
8:35-39& 5:1-5) |
