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Welcome to Wisdom for the Day, your daily source for spiritual refreshment and guidance.
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I'm Rick.
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Join me as I dive into God's Word to find clarity and strength for life's challenges.
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Let me help you embrace each day with faith and wisdom, ready to feel inspired.
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Let's get started.
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Today is Day 17, a new resurrection Reading from 1 Corinthians 15, verse 20, from the New Living Translation but Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.
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The new year often inspires us to make resolutions to change, breaking old habits, forming new relationships, looking at life with a fresh perspective.
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The gospel, however, it offers something far deeper and more lasting new life in Christ.
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The earliest Christians proclaimed this truth repeatedly Christ is risen from the dead.
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Because Jesus conquered death and rose to a new life.
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We too can experience a new life in him.
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All who believe in Christ receive the promise of eternal life, and that new life springs immediately through the power of Christ's Spirit dwelling within us, springs immediately through the power of Christ's Spirit dwelling within us.
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When we place our faith in Jesus, our life here on earth takes on new meaning.
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We come to realize that what we do now matters and Christ's Spirit leads us to live according to God's way.
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Christ transforms our imperfect efforts, using them to bring about good, both in the present and for eternity.
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Our hope in Christ isn't about just improving life in the here and now.
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Because Jesus is alive, we have confidence that he will also heal and restore us, our sins, our weaknesses, even our physical bodies, and though our bodies may one day die, we trust that our souls will live with him and that on that final day, he'll raise our bodies from the grave, just as he was raised.
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Repentance and faith in Jesus brings something truly new resurrection and eternal life through him.
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Pray with me.
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Thank you, god.
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You have given us the victory through Jesus Christ, so that death no longer has power over us.
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Show us the strength to live through you today In Jesus' precious name, amen.
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Well, that's all for today, but I'll be back tomorrow with more of God's Word.
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The executive producer for Wisdom of the Day is Kimmy Shirley.
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Quality control engineer is Yelena McClellan.
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Intro and outro music by Weston McCurry Until tomorrow, I'm Rick.
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I love you, see ya.