Raised to Life with Christ

Raised to Life with Christ

When Paul speaks of being “quickened” or raised with Christ, he means God took those who were dead in sin and gave them life. That life is not only future hope but present reality: we live now in the power of Christ’s resurrection. This is radical mercy, God’s love finds us at our worst and gives us new life. If you feel numb, defeated, or spiritually exhausted, the gospel’s promise is that resurrection power meets you where you are and begins to renew you step by step.

The deeper implication is that Christian life is not merely moral improvement. It’s new creation. Being raised “together with Christ” includes a new status (alive in God’s sight), new resources (the Spirit), and a new trajectory (toward heaven’s values). Paul emphasises that this is entirely by God’s mercy, it begins with him, not our effort. So persistence in faith becomes a matter of receiving life repeatedly rather than manufacturing it. The theological ripple is hopeful: death is not the final word over who you are.

Practically, live like a person who already has new life: choose small acts of obedience (prayer, honest speech, helping someone) that align you to the resurrection reality. When despair knocks, rehearse the promise: Christ lives and I am alive in him. Let that shape your mornings: begin by thanking God for newness of life, then take one small step to show it, a generous word, a choice to forgive, or a carried-out promise.

Word Affirmation: “Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise.”, Isaiah 26:19 (KJV) (Don't just say it, mean it!)

“Resurrection power meets my brokenness, I am alive to newness today.”

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