Day 121 Now What | Colossians 3:1

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The celebration ends. The decorations come down. The Easter gatherings disperse. But what happens when the pageantry of Resurrection Sunday fades away? Drawing from Colossians 3:1, this powerful episode explores the transformative question: "Now what?"

We dive deep into the profound truth that Easter isn't merely an annual observance but the foundation for an entirely new existence. The resurrection of Jesus wasn't just a miraculous moment in history—it's the catalyst for your daily transformation. When Scripture tells us to "set your sights on the realities of heaven," it's calling us to a radical reorientation of our priorities and perspectives.

The same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead now lives within you, and that power doesn't settle for religious routines or casual faith. It calls you to stop pursuing what dies with this world and start investing in what's eternal. It empowers you to stand out rather than blend in. It enables you to walk in confidence rather than fear. Jesus didn't conquer death so you could go back to normal—He rose so you could live with resurrection power every day.

Don't wait for next Easter to live like Jesus is alive. The tomb is still empty, and that changes everything about how we approach our daily lives. Join us in exploring what it truly means to respond to the resurrection, not just remember it. Listen now and discover how to walk in the freedom and purpose that comes from living as someone truly raised to new life with Christ.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:02):
Welcome to Wisdom for the Day, your daily source for
spiritual refreshment andguidance.
I'm Rick.
Join me as I dive into God'sWord to find clarity and
strength for life's challenges.
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to feel inspired.
Let's get started.
Today is Day 121.

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Now what?
From Colossians, chapter 3,verse 1.
Since you have been raised tonew life with Christ, set your
sights on the realities ofheaven.
Resurrection Sunday has passed.
The sunrise services are over,the choir robes are back in the

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closet.
Resurrection Sunday has passed.
The sunrise services are over,the choir robes are back in the
closet, the lilies are wiltingand the leftovers are in the
fridge, or probably, by thispoint, they should be thrown out
.
But here's the question we needto ask Now that the tomb is
empty, how are we supposed tolive?

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Our verse says now that we'vebeen raised to new life with
Christ, set your sights on therealities of heaven, not on
Christian traditions for thistime of the year, not on church
programs, not on good behavior,but on the realities of heaven.
Behavior, but on the realitiesof heaven.

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In other words, resurrectionSunday isn't the end of
something, it's the beginning ofa new way to live.
Jesus didn't rise so we couldgo back to normal.
He rose so we could live likepeople who've been raised to.
That means we shift our focus.
We stop changing things thatdie with this world and start
pursuing what's eternal.
We stop blending in, we startstanding out.

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We stop walking in fear andstart walking in resurrection
power.
The same spirit that raisedJesus from the dead now lives in
you, and that spirit doesn'tsettle for lukewarm faith,
religious routines or casualChristianity.
That spirit is bold, thatspirit is holy.

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That spirit transformseverything it touches.
So today, don't just rememberthe resurrection.
Respond to it.
Don't just remember theresurrection.
Respond to it.
Let it shape your priorities,let it fuel your worship, let it
light a fire in your purpose.
Jesus walked out of that tomband now he's calling you to rise

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, not someday, but now.
You don't have to wait foranother Resurrection Sunday to
live like Jesus is alive,because he is, and so are you.
You don't have to wait foranother Resurrection Sunday to
live like Jesus is alive becausehe is, and so are you.
I'm so grateful that youlistened to us today.
Now go and walk like the tombis still empty.
Pray with me.
Risen Lord, you conquered thegrave so I could live free.

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Help me to walk in that freedomtoday, not as someone going
through the motions, but assomeone raised to new life.
Shift my focus, align my heartwith yours and let the power of
your resurrection be seen in howI live.
In Jesus' precious name, amen.
Well, that's all for today, butI'll be back tomorrow with more

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