Come Awake and Rise Up From the Grave

Romans 13: 11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.

12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

I Corinthians 15: 34 Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God

Psalm 57: Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.

Romans 6: 3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?

4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:

6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.

7 For he that is dead is freed from sin.

8 Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:

9 Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.

10 For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.

11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.

12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.

What grave have you buried yourself in?  Are buried by worry, guilt, shame, fear, sin’s power, hopelessness, or anxiety?  Then arise from that grave unto new life in Christ.  He died to conquer sin, once and for all.  Have you fallen into a dull sleep just passing day into another day, never feeling the abounding joy that you could know in Christ; then awaken out of your sleep.  Awaken His Glory in You.  Awaken with harp and song.  Have you given up and decided that sin will forever get the best of you and that you might as well just go on in sin; after-all, grace covered it at the cross–so why fight it any more, you are saved and heaven will be yours.  Awaken and realized that the the night is far spent and there are so many who do not know Christ and you may be the only one who can show them Christ today.  I know the closer you grow to Christ and the more you proclaim His name to others, sometimes the harder the battle with inner sin becomes (Satan always wants to destroy your testimony. Awaken to the battle–put on your armor provided by God and do just that battle against those thoughts of self, covetousness,  and pride.  Die to covetous heart so that Christ might reign and shine forth through you.  Awaken your song of praise.  Awaken your love for Him who died to pay your penalty for sin and who rose again victorious.  Seek Him, Treasure Him, and Love Him.

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