Living the Resurrected Life
Colossians 3:1
"If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God."
Living the resurrected life is the life that God wants every Christian to live. When we live the resurrected, we exemplify the life God wants the world to see. It is in this life where you will find the greatest joy. It is in this life where you will find satisfaction. When you read Colossians 3, you see that the resurrected life consists of many things.
First, the resurrected life will have the right dreams. The verse above says, "...seek those things which are above,..." Your dreams should be the dreams which God wants you to have. Your dreams should not be selfish, but they should be that for which you were made. Every Christian should get their dreams from God if they want to live the resurrected life.
Second, the resurrected life will have the right affections. Verse 2 says, "Set your affections on things above,..." Christian, from where do you get your enjoyment? Your enjoyment should come from doing the things of Christ. Your greatest pleasure should come from serving God. The resurrected life will cause you to seek pleasure in serving Christ.
Third, the resurrected life will cause you to have the right actions. Verse 5 says, "Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth;..." The resurrected life will be filled with actions that are pleasing to God. You will never live the resurrected life by doing wrong and going to the wrong places. When you allow the flesh to dictate what you are going to do, then you will not experience the resurrected life. The resurrected life will only come by not allowing your flesh to dictate your actions. You must act right at all times if you want to enjoy the resurrected life.
Fourth, the resurrected life will give you the right attitude. Verse 8 says, "But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth." Your attitude as you serve the LORD should be one that glorifies God. The resurrected life is not filled with an attitude of anger. It is not filled with an attitude of wrath and malice. Oh, how we need Christians to get back to living the resurrected life so that their attitude will be one that the Saviour would want them to have. The best way to change your attitude is to live the resurrected life.
Last, the resurrected life will cause you to talk right. Verse 8-9 says, "...filthy communication out of your mouth. Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;" Notice that filthy communication and lying will not be a part of the resurrected life. Christian, if you want to exemplify the resurrected life, then be careful how you talk. Don't let dirty jokes and filthy language come from your lips. Don't allow lying to be a part of your life. The resurrected life will cause a person to talk in a wholesome manner, always telling the truth.
One of the greatest needs that this world has is for Christians to live the resurrected life. God intended for you to live the resurrected life when you got saved. He did not save you so that you can go back to living a life that leads to death. Be sure that your life is one that represents your salvation, and that life is the resurrected life.