{"id":6214,"date":"2022-07-21T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=6214"},"modified":"2022-06-15T12:39:12","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T17:39:12","slug":"raised","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2022\/07\/21\/raised\/","title":{"rendered":"RAISED"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>2 minute read.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Raised-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6215\" width=\"327\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Raised-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Raised-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Raised-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Raised-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Raised-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Raised.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 327px) 100vw, 327px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Daily Reading<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2+Chronicles+4%3A1-6%3A11&amp;version=ESV\">2 Chronicles 4:1-6:11 ESV<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Romans+7%3A1-13+&amp;version=ESV\">Romans 7:1-13 ESV<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+17%3A1-15+&amp;version=ESV\">Psalm 17:1-15 ESV<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Proverbs+19%3A22-23+&amp;version=ESV\">Proverbs 19:22-23 ESV<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Daily Verse: <\/strong>\u201cLikewise, my brothers,&nbsp;you also have died&nbsp;to the law&nbsp;through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who has been <em>raised<\/em> from the dead,&nbsp;in order that we may bear fruit for God.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Romans+7%3A4&amp;version=ESV\">Romans 7:4 ESV<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EGEIRO (1453): <\/strong>\u201cAs a verb, is frequently used in the NT in the sense of \u201craising\u201d (active voice), or \u201crising\u201d (middle and passive voices) from sitting, lying, sickness, of raising or rising \u201cfrom the dead.\u201d<a id=\"_ednref1\" href=\"#_edn1\">[i]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>From the dead.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Christ fulfilled the law when His resurrected body left the tomb.&nbsp; All debts paid, freedom comes in absolution.&nbsp; Letting go of past sins makes room for future blessings.&nbsp; Saying \u201cNo,\u201d to what you used to say \u2018Yes\u201d changes your life in ways you\u2019ll never know until you try.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jesus knows we can\u2019t have life to the fullest if we live under a cloud of condemnation.&nbsp; We condemn ourselves far more than anyone else ever will.&nbsp; Knowing the mistakes we\u2019ve made and the regrets we have, berating ourselves becomes a pastime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But then Jesus came to release us from our torment and set us free.&nbsp; By forgiving and loving us unconditionally, Jesus brings our dead souls back to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Revive in Christ.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jesus knew the worst sin we would commit in this lifetime, and He still went to the Cross for you and me.&nbsp; Past, present, and future, Christ knows your story, and He loves you. &nbsp;God\u2019s Son adores you so much; He died for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>\u201cbut&nbsp;God shows his love for us in that&nbsp;while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Romans+5%3A8&amp;version=ESV\">Romans 5:8 ESV<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Allow the resurrection to resurrect you.\u00a0 Forgive yourself for past mistakes as Jesus has.\u00a0 Come back to life in God\u2019s love.\u00a0 Every breath you take, remember God gave it to you.\u00a0 The Creator wants you to live life to the fullest.  Make peace with your past, learn from it, and move forward.  Accept Jesus&#8217; gift of grace and mercy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At lunch with a friend, I listened to her condemn herself for past transgressions.&nbsp; I reminded her that those things happened in the past; today, she has the opportunity to make different choices and do other things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When God gives us fresh mercy each morning, it\u2019s a reset button.&nbsp; We get to try again at what we didn\u2019t do well yesterday, trusting God will bless our efforts.&nbsp; Yes, each step comes with challenges, but we overcome them one by one with Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Live fully today, knowing Jesus loves all of you, past, present, and future.&nbsp; Nothing you do can make God stop loving you.&nbsp; Basking in His love will give you life to the fullest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a id=\"_edn1\" href=\"#_ednref1\">[i]<\/a> Strong, J., &amp; Strong, J. (2010). <em>The New Strong&#8217;s expanded exhaustive concordance of the Bible<\/em>. <em>Greek Dictionary of the New Testament<\/em> (pp.74-5) Thomas Nelson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Three-Word-Prayers-Everyday-Living-ebook\/dp\/B09JT3B6CW\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=18UKNZFIIDIEA&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=three+word+prayers&amp;qid=1635775169&amp;sprefix=three+word+prayers%2Caps%2C69&amp;sr=8-2\">Check out my new release on Amazon<\/a>. 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Daily Reading: 2 Chronicles 4:1-6:11 ESV, Romans 7:1-13 ESV, Psalm 17:1-15 ESV, Proverbs 19:22-23 ESV Daily Verse: \u201cLikewise, my brothers,&nbsp;you also have died&nbsp;to the law&nbsp;through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who has been raised from the dead,&nbsp;in order that we may bear fruit for&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2022\/07\/21\/raised\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">RAISED<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6214"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6223,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6214\/revisions\/6223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}