{"id":3855,"date":"2025-04-21T05:05:29","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T05:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/?p=3855"},"modified":"2025-04-14T00:07:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T00:07:57","slug":"living-the-resurrection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/living-the-resurrection\/","title":{"rendered":"Living the Resurrection"},"content":{"rendered":"

Monday, April 21<\/strong><\/p>\n

Living the Resurrection <\/strong><\/p>\n

But he said to them, \u201cDo not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen! Mark 16:6<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yesterday, all over the world, believers gathered to celebrate the miracle of Resurrection Sunday.<\/p>\n

Jesus is risen. He has conquered sin, defeated death, and reclaimed eternal life for all who believe in Him. This is the miracle of the cross \u2014 and the power of the empty tomb.<\/p>\n

But now… it\u2019s Monday.<\/p>\n

The weekend high fades. The Sunday dinner gone. The celebrations quiet.<\/p>\n

The flowers wilt. The brunch dishes are put away.<\/p>\n

And Monday returns \u2014 often the most forgettable, mundane day of the week.<\/p>\n

But for the believer, this Monday is not just another Monday.<\/p>\n

Because Resurrection isn\u2019t a one-day event \u2014 it\u2019s a forever reality. Nothing was ever the same after Jesus rose from the grave.<\/p>\n

When a man who claimed to be God rises from the dead, \u201cbusiness as usual\u201d is no longer an option. From that moment on, we are confronted with a choice: We either live as if Jesus truly rose \u2014 or we don\u2019t. There is no in-between. Resurrection isn\u2019t a nice story to reflect on once a year. It\u2019s the foundation of our faith \u2014 the anchor of our hope. It changes everything.<\/p>\n

Today, we don\u2019t just return to work or routine \u2014 we carry the resurrection into our Monday. Let the same joy that rang out in churches yesterday ring out in your words today.<\/p>\n

Let the same hope that filled your heart on Sunday guide your decisions, your mindset, and your purpose today.<\/p>\n

Who in your life still needs to know that Sunday\u2019s empty tomb is Monday\u2019s greatest news?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prayer for today<\/strong>: Good and gracious God, the heavens and the earth still rejoice in the good news that entered the world through Your Son. In Him, we have an anchor for our hope \u2014 firm and secure. <\/em>Through Him, we are new creations \u2014 with new life, new breath, and renewed purpose. Let us go forth from worship filled with Your presence and ready to share the good news to the ends of the earth. Our salvation and our trust are in You, Lord \u2014 this day and forevermore. Amen.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Monday, April 21 Living the Resurrection But he said to them, \u201cDo not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen! Mark 16:6 Yesterday, all over the world, believers gathered to celebrate the miracle of Resurrection Sunday. Jesus is risen. He has conquered sin, defeated death, and reclaimed eternal life […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3855","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3855"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3855\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3856,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3855\/revisions\/3856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cornerstonecem.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}