The Newness of Life
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11Devotional Series: Resurrection Life
Teaching: Resurrection Life pt. 1 (SUN_AM 2021-04-04) by Pastor Star R Scott
Jesus, that man who came as our representative and received the judgment of God upon Himself, and the wrath of God upon Himself, paid the price, and by one man we all stand righteous today if we believe and receive that. If we believe in our hearts that Jesus was crucified, that God had raised Him from the dead, and we profess that with our mouths, we shall be saved, the Scripture says. Aren’t you glad for your salvation? Something that we can rejoice in and declare to others so freely, and there are so many people that have arguments of one kind or another. How prejudiced this world is against Jesus Christ. They lose all sense of logic and justice and truth because of their hatred for this sinless gift that God gave them, because they want to retain lordship of their own lives, because it’s not enough to know that He died for us, we must surrender our lives and recognize His lordship over us, and that’s what men are not willing to do. No longer our own, the Scripture says, but bought with a price, the precious blood of Jesus.
We see this love being manifested to all the world, and Paul says I brought you that good news; Christ died for your sins. He was buried and rose again the third day according to the Scriptures. Many of the prophets, of course, had spoken of this death. Jesus in His earthly ministry was constantly reminding them, “I am here for a short time. They’re going to kill Me, and God is going to raise Me from the dead.” Amen? They couldn’t understand that. It was beyond their comprehension. Only after His resurrection, did they say, “Oh, that’s what He meant! We didn’t get this.” Why? These things are spiritually discerned. The natural mind, the Bible says, cannot receive the things of the Spirit of God. So, this gospel being preached freely, as we go into all of the world, it takes the Holy Spirit to illuminate this Word to individuals. I would encourage you, if you’ve heard that gospel, if you’ve heard this gospel message, and it’s been pulling at your heart, don’t put it off, because God doesn’t always strive with men. This is a supernatural gift that God would give you illumination to open your eyes enough to believe this message that He’s sending to us. Act on it as God approaches you and seeks you and draws you to Himself.
He rose from the dead according to the Scriptures. He was seen of Peter, and then the twelve. We know the power of eyewitnesses. When Peter and John went to that tomb, the stone had been rolled away. They looked into that tomb where Jesus had been laid, and all that was there was the grave clothes. Can you imagine? One thing we know is that Jesus was very tidy, because it says that the head covering had been folded up and put into the corner. The Holy Ghost came into that tomb, and Jesus burst forth out of that cocoon. When Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, he said, “Lazarus, come forth.” Lazarus was still wrapped up, how was he going to come forth? The Scripture says life came into him, and they loosed him, but Jesus didn’t need that. He just burst forth out of that cocoon into the newness of life. And we’re going to follow Him in the same way someday should He tarry.
We see this love being manifested to all the world, and Paul says I brought you that good news; Christ died for your sins. He was buried and rose again the third day according to the Scriptures. Many of the prophets, of course, had spoken of this death. Jesus in His earthly ministry was constantly reminding them, “I am here for a short time. They’re going to kill Me, and God is going to raise Me from the dead.” Amen? They couldn’t understand that. It was beyond their comprehension. Only after His resurrection, did they say, “Oh, that’s what He meant! We didn’t get this.” Why? These things are spiritually discerned. The natural mind, the Bible says, cannot receive the things of the Spirit of God. So, this gospel being preached freely, as we go into all of the world, it takes the Holy Spirit to illuminate this Word to individuals. I would encourage you, if you’ve heard that gospel, if you’ve heard this gospel message, and it’s been pulling at your heart, don’t put it off, because God doesn’t always strive with men. This is a supernatural gift that God would give you illumination to open your eyes enough to believe this message that He’s sending to us. Act on it as God approaches you and seeks you and draws you to Himself.
He rose from the dead according to the Scriptures. He was seen of Peter, and then the twelve. We know the power of eyewitnesses. When Peter and John went to that tomb, the stone had been rolled away. They looked into that tomb where Jesus had been laid, and all that was there was the grave clothes. Can you imagine? One thing we know is that Jesus was very tidy, because it says that the head covering had been folded up and put into the corner. The Holy Ghost came into that tomb, and Jesus burst forth out of that cocoon. When Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, he said, “Lazarus, come forth.” Lazarus was still wrapped up, how was he going to come forth? The Scripture says life came into him, and they loosed him, but Jesus didn’t need that. He just burst forth out of that cocoon into the newness of life. And we’re going to follow Him in the same way someday should He tarry.