{"id":16314,"date":"2024-04-01T18:41:33","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T13:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/01\/christ-is-risen-an-easter-devotional-by-gail-rodgers\/"},"modified":"2024-04-01T18:41:33","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T13:11:33","slug":"christ-is-risen-an-easter-devotional-by-gail-rodgers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/01\/christ-is-risen-an-easter-devotional-by-gail-rodgers\/","title":{"rendered":"Christ is Risen! &#8211; An Easter Devotional by Gail Rodgers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<article>\n<hr\/>\n<p>This Easter I was impressed with the newness that the Risen Christ brings to our lives. Being reminded of how His death conquered all that drags us down truly brings us back to the roots of our faith and our freedom. The \u201c<em>stuff of life\u201d<\/em> can easily distract and pull us away from the life changing truth that is ours on a daily basis.<\/p>\n<p>With renewed commitment today I want to take to heart the words of <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Hebrews 12.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201c\u2026 l<strong>et us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus.\u2019<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Hebrews 12:1-2<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">1 Peter 1:13 <\/span><\/strong>tells us exactly how to do this in very practical terms:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2013 Prepare your mind. Keep scripture fresh in your thoughts.<br \/>\u2013 Be self-controlled. Pay attention to where your focus lies.<br \/>\u2013 Set your hope fully on the grace to be give you when Jesus Christ is revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s receive the grace offered to us on a daily basis,\u00a0 knowing that the trials of life are not the enemy. Rather the enemy is the choice of becoming lost in the trail and failing to grasp the grace held out to us daily to sustain us through the trial.<\/p>\n<p>So let\u2019s run with the grace given to us for today, and trust God with the tomorrows of our lives. His grace will meet us when we get to tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Christ is risen indeed!<\/strong> May we walk in the power and grace of the risen Christ.<\/p>\n<p>By <a href=\"https:\/\/thoughts-about-god.com\/authors_\/about-gail-rodgers\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Gail Rodgers<\/span><\/a><br \/>Used by Permission<\/p>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"formidable-css\" href=\"https:\/\/thoughts-about-god.com\/blog\/wp-content\/cache\/wpfc-minified\/7ikve452\/7xhw2.css\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\"\/>\n<hr\/>\n<h4>Further Reading<\/h4>\n<p>\u2022 The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/thoughts-about-god.com\/easter_\/easter-story\">Easter Story<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 the story of Christ\u2019s death and resurrection<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<strong>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/thoughts-about-god.com\/blog\/k-kehler_know-him\/\">I Want to Know\u00a0Him!<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Christ and his Resurrection Power<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thoughts-about-god.com\/four-laws\/\">Salvation Explained<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong>Follow Us On:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/devotions\/posts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/About_God\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thoughtsaboutgod.daily\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.ca\/thoughtsabout\/daily-devotionals\/\">Pinterest<\/a><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thoughts-about-god.com\/blog\/gail-rodgers_christ-is-risen\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Easter I was impressed with the newness that the Risen Christ brings to our lives. 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