The Effects of the Resurrection
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| Old Testament Scripture Reading: Job 14:1 – 17 (KJV) |
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Job 14:1 Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble.
Job 14:2 He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
Job 14:3 And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?
Job 14:4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.
Job 14:5 Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
Job 14:6 Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.
Job 14:7 For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
Job 14:8 Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
Job 14:9 Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
Job 14:10 But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
Job 14:11 As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:
Job 14:12 So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
Job 14:13 O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!
Job 14:14 If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.
Job 14:15 Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.
Job 14:16 For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?
Job 14:17 My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity.
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| New Testament Scripture Reading: 1 Peter 1:2 – 5 (NASB) |
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1 Pet 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1 Pet 1:4 to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you,
1 Pet 1:5 who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
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| Transforming Power Statements:
#1) Because of the sacrificial death of Jesus the Son of the Most High God, the Father is called in this text: “Blessed” This indicates His utter satisfaction with the complete sacrifice of the Christ on our behalf.
#2) All who are “Born Again” have been done so by God who has raised us up to a newness of life and is teaching us applications of the effects of the resurrection of His Son Jesus the Christ, so that we can learn to be satisfied in Jesus just as His Father is.
#3) The Messiah Jesus, will effect every one who has been born in the flesh, either as their Savior, or as their Judge. Those who receive Him as LORD shall find that there are continuing effects of the resurrection that are precious jewels to behold the more we deepen our relationship with Him. |
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