{"id":231,"date":"2015-04-04T08:31:05","date_gmt":"2015-04-04T08:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.doinghistime.org\/index.php\/2015\/04\/04\/2015-04-resurrection-why-wait\/"},"modified":"2022-07-19T18:23:49","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T22:23:49","slug":"2015-04-resurrection-why-wait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.doinghistime.org\/blog\/2015-04-resurrection-why-wait\/","title":{"rendered":"Resurrection: Why Wait?"},"content":{"rendered":"

This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! 2 Corinthians 5:17 NLT <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

 \"Resurrection\"<\/a><\/em><\/strong>As we contemplate Easter and the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, most of us take comfort in the fact that someday\u2026after we are dead\u2026that we, too, will be resurrected like Jesus and spend eternity in His presence. This is true\u2026BUT\u2026we do not have to die to experience the Resurrection\u2026it\u2019s available to us right now\u2026TODAY<\/p>\n

Webster\u2019s dictionary defines resurrection this way, \u201cthe act of causing something that had ended or been forgotten or lost to exist again, to be used again, etc.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/em>At Doing HIS Time Prison Ministry we see resurrection almost every day. When an ex-offender comes into DHT 72 Hour Fund and tries on new clothes, receives a hug from our ex-offender staff or walks out with luggage filled with new shoes, a winter coat, almost new shirts or blouses, dresses and a purse, they are transformed\u2026\u201dresurrected\u201d into a new life of purpose, hope and love. We know this because less than 20% of every man or woman who feels God\u2019s love through DHT 72 Hour Fund, goes back to prison after three years. The power that changes these hearts is Jesus. The delivery system that brings Jesus to these souls is the Holy Spirit working through DHT 72 Hour Fund.<\/p>\n

 Pastor Rick Warren writes: <\/em><\/p>\n

 \u201cCan a butterfly go back into a cocoon after it\u2019s come out as a caterpillar? Of course not. It can\u2019t happen. Once the caterpillar becomes a butterfly, it is what it is \u2014 a butterfly. When you become a believer, you\u2019re like that butterfly \u2014 you come out of your cocoon. It may take you some time to fly spiritually, but once you become a new creation in Christ, you are what you are. You are a new creation. So what does it mean to become a new creation in Christ? The moment you believe in Christ, there\u2019s a spiritual metamorphosis \u2014 everything changes! This is a matter of faith and not sight. The greatest step of faith we can take in our lives is to believe what God says about who Jesus is and accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

 <\/em>Can\u2019t say it better than Pastor Rick\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! 2 Corinthians 5:17 NLT  As we contemplate Easter and the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, most of us take comfort in the fact that someday\u2026after we are dead\u2026that we, too, will be resurrected like Jesus and … <\/p>\n

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