2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
As I was reading in Romans 12, this verse popped into my mind and I couldn't shake it. I am giddy inside thinking about what God just revealed. If you are in Christ, you are a new creation. Not that you are being made into a new creation, or that you have to work to become a new creation. It is finished. You are a new creation in Christ. We just can't seem to figure out how to live as a new creation. Our minds start thinking about things we should or shouldn't do. Paul tells us in Galatians 5, "So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature." Seems so simple. The problem is that our pride gets in the way. We want to be the ones who are in control of our lives and get the credit. Paul addresses that too, at the end of chapter 5. "Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other." So how do we "live by the Spirit"? It starts by getting closely connected to the One who gave us personal access to the Spirit, Jesus Christ. Start connecting with Him through persistent prayer. Notice where the Spirit is already moving in your world. Coincidences aren't coincidences; they are the work of the Holy Spirit. Look for the Spirit in your world today. Invite Him to be a part of your life and hold on! You are a new creation! You are called to live your life for the glory of God. When you do so, you will share in His glory, on Earth as it is in Heaven! Amen!
As I was reading in Romans 12, this verse popped into my mind and I couldn't shake it. I am giddy inside thinking about what God just revealed. If you are in Christ, you are a new creation. Not that you are being made into a new creation, or that you have to work to become a new creation. It is finished. You are a new creation in Christ. We just can't seem to figure out how to live as a new creation. Our minds start thinking about things we should or shouldn't do. Paul tells us in Galatians 5, "So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature." Seems so simple. The problem is that our pride gets in the way. We want to be the ones who are in control of our lives and get the credit. Paul addresses that too, at the end of chapter 5. "Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other." So how do we "live by the Spirit"? It starts by getting closely connected to the One who gave us personal access to the Spirit, Jesus Christ. Start connecting with Him through persistent prayer. Notice where the Spirit is already moving in your world. Coincidences aren't coincidences; they are the work of the Holy Spirit. Look for the Spirit in your world today. Invite Him to be a part of your life and hold on! You are a new creation! You are called to live your life for the glory of God. When you do so, you will share in His glory, on Earth as it is in Heaven! Amen!
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