I am enjoying periodically a daily reading from T.Austin Sparks. I do not get to it every day, but whenever I do, the 'deep things' of the Lord are revealed to me. Today's reading touched me and here is a portion.
"Resurrection is not to be only something that happened with Jesus, but it is something that has happened in us and taken place inside of us. There is a counterpart of that by His risen Life imparted, that we have been raised together with Him. And that is not just doctrine either. That is real, that is vital truth and something to happen in us as well as in Jerusalem so many years ago. It is not just history and tradition, it is experience.... We have not only to believe that Jesus rose from the dead, but we have got to be alive ourselves with Him in that resurrection and on that ground."
(the author's italized and my bold)
If you get a chance, read the beginning of this and see why the author makes the statements above.
Grace and Peace
http://www.austin-sparks.net/english/openwindows/003344.html
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