There’s Something About the Risen Life: Part 2

There is a profound and foundational truth we need to grasp as believers in Jesus Christ: When we were saved, something radical happened. We were not just given the way to heaven, no, we were made new. There’s just something about the risen life.

In this morning’s message, we learned that we need to:

• Seek the things above with all your heart.
• Slay the sins that entangle you.
• Stop the old patterns of behavior that belong to your former life.

In this evening’s message we will see how we have:

• Something to Start
• Something to Settle
• Something to Surrender

The Bible says in II Corinthians 5:17, “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”

In Colossians 3:10, the Apostle Paul declares this transformation clearly: “And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him.” Paul is not just giving us theology to ponder here; he is laying out a powerful challenge.

You have put on the new man—now start living like it! Start acting like the new creation God has made you to be.

This is where the battle begins, isn’t it? We know we have been made new in Christ, but too often we still live like the old person. We fall back into sinful habits, we let worldly desires dictate our decisions, and we forget that we have been given a new nature, a nature that longs to serve God in righteousness.

It is as if we have been clothed in the righteousness of Christ, but we keep trying to put on the dirty rags of our old life.

Paul says, stop all that, and “Put on the new man.” This is a command to start living out the reality of who we are in Christ. Start letting your new nature take dominion in your life.

You are not who you used to be – live like who you are, not who you were. Start walking in righteousness, in holiness, in the power of the Spirit. God did not save you to leave you unchanged:

• He saved you to transform you.
• He saved you to sanctify you.
• He saved you to make you more like His dear Son!

Colossians 3:15 says, “And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.”

The new man is characterized by peace—a peace that comes from surrendering every part of our lives to the Lordship of Christ. It is not just about outward actions; it is about an inward surrender, letting God’s peace reign in our hearts,

• even when life is chaotic,
• even when circumstances are difficult.

It is about trusting Him fully and completely and letting Jesus truly be the Lord of our lives.

Listen to the whole message at https://epicwordoftruth.podbean.com/e/something-about-the-risen-life-part-2-colossians-310-15/