April 30, 2025

Day 121 Now What | Colossians 3:1

Day 121 Now What | Colossians 3:1
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The celebration ends. The decorations come down. The Easter gatherings disperse. But what happens when the pageantry of Resurrection Sunday fades away? Drawing from Colossians 3:1, this powerful episode explores the transformative question: "Now what?"

We dive deep into the profound truth that Easter isn't merely an annual observance but the foundation for an entirely new existence. The resurrection of Jesus wasn't just a miraculous moment in history—it's the catalyst for your daily transformation. When Scripture tells us to "set your sights on the realities of heaven," it's calling us to a radical reorientation of our priorities and perspectives.

The same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead now lives within you, and that power doesn't settle for religious routines or casual faith. It calls you to stop pursuing what dies with this world and start investing in what's eternal. It empowers you to stand out rather than blend in. It enables you to walk in confidence rather than fear. Jesus didn't conquer death so you could go back to normal—He rose so you could live with resurrection power every day.

Don't wait for next Easter to live like Jesus is alive. The tomb is still empty, and that changes everything about how we approach our daily lives. Join us in exploring what it truly means to respond to the resurrection, not just remember it. Listen now and discover how to walk in the freedom and purpose that comes from living as someone truly raised to new life with Christ.

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Chapters

00:00 - Welcome to Wisdom for the Day

00:56 - Now What? Colossians 3:1

01:18 - Living After Resurrection Sunday

02:30 - Responding to the Resurrection

03:24 - Prayer and Episode Closing

Transcript
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Welcome to Wisdom for the Day, your daily source for spiritual refreshment and guidance.

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I'm Rick.

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Join me as I dive into God's Word to find clarity and strength for life's challenges.

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Let me help you embrace each day with faith and wisdom, ready to feel inspired.

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Let's get started.

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Today is Day 121.

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Now what?

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From Colossians, chapter 3, verse 1.

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Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven.

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Resurrection Sunday has passed.

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The sunrise services are over, the choir robes are back in the closet.

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Resurrection Sunday has passed.

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The sunrise services are over, the choir robes are back in the closet, the lilies are wilting and the leftovers are in the fridge, or probably, by this point, they should be thrown out.

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But here's the question we need to ask Now that the tomb is empty, how are we supposed to live?

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Our verse says now that we've been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, not on Christian traditions for this time of the year, not on church programs, not on good behavior, but on the realities of heaven.

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Behavior, but on the realities of heaven.

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In other words, resurrection Sunday isn't the end of something, it's the beginning of a new way to live.

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Jesus didn't rise so we could go back to normal.

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He rose so we could live like people who've been raised to.

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That means we shift our focus.

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We stop changing things that die with this world and start pursuing what's eternal.

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We stop blending in, we start standing out.

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We stop walking in fear and start walking in resurrection power.

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The same spirit that raised Jesus from the dead now lives in you, and that spirit doesn't settle for lukewarm faith, religious routines or casual Christianity.

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That spirit is bold, that spirit is holy.

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That spirit transforms everything it touches.

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So today, don't just remember the resurrection.

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Respond to it.

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Don't just remember the resurrection.

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Respond to it.

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Let it shape your priorities, let it fuel your worship, let it light a fire in your purpose.

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Jesus walked out of that tomb and now he's calling you to rise, not someday, but now.

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You don't have to wait for another Resurrection Sunday to live like Jesus is alive, because he is, and so are you.

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You don't have to wait for another Resurrection Sunday to live like Jesus is alive because he is, and so are you.

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I'm so grateful that you listened to us today.

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Now go and walk like the tomb is still empty.

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Pray with me.

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Risen Lord, you conquered the grave so I could live free.

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Help me to walk in that freedom today, not as someone going through the motions, but as someone raised to new life.

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Shift my focus, align my heart with yours and let the power of your resurrection be seen in how I live.

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In Jesus' precious name, amen.

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Well, that's all for today, but I'll be back tomorrow with more of God's Word.

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Intro and outro music by Weston McCurry Until tomorrow, I'm Rick.

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I love you, see ya.