The Raising

"And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He will also give life to your mortal bodies because of His Spirit who lives in you." Romans 8:11 (NIV)

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I have thought of You mostly in terms of this life, my choices, my character, my present struggles, and rarely let myself imagine what You are ultimately preparing me for.

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But the same Spirit that stood in the tomb and called Jesus back to life is not finished with me at death.

You who live in me now are the same Spirit who will one day give life to this very body, not a replacement, not a memory, but this body, raised, the way His was raised.

I called death the end of the story.

It is only the point where Your work in me becomes visible in a way it never could be before.

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Forgive me for thinking so small about what You are preparing me for.

You raised Him.

You will raise me too, because You already live in me.

Spirit who raised Him, let me live today in light of what You have already promised to do for me.

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A Prayer of Thanksgiving

Thank You, Holy Spirit, for living in me as the guarantee of resurrection, not just present help.

Thank You for a hope that reaches past this life into the next.

Let me live today in light of what is coming. Amen.

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