“For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:” -Romans 6:5 (KJV)

What if the thing you thought was buried was actually being planted?

Friend, there is a big difference between being buried and being planted. When something is buried, we assume it is over. But when something is planted, we expect something new to come out of the ground.

Romans 6:5 says that if we have been “planted together” with Christ in the likeness of His death, we will also share in the likeness of His resurrection.

That means when you come to Jesus, He doesn’t just forgive your past. He gives you a new life.

The old you doesn’t have to control the new you.

Your past mistakes don’t get the final word. Your old habits don’t have to hold you hostage. Your failures don’t have to become your identity.

Jesus died, was buried, and rose again.

And when you put your faith in Him, you are united with Him. His resurrection reminds us that God specializes in bringing life out of places that looked dead.

Maybe you’re in a season right now that feels dark. Maybe something has ended. Maybe you’re wondering what God is doing.

Don’t confuse being planted with being forgotten.

God may be doing some of His greatest work beneath the surface where nobody else can see it.

So here’s my challenge for you today: Stop digging up what God is trying to grow.

Leave the old life behind, walk with Jesus, and believe that resurrection always means there is more to the story.

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