NOVEMBER 4
OLD THINGS HAVE PASSED AWAY
2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new. (WEB)
When you become a Christian, you become a new creation. Everything from your past is just a fleeting memory. The moment you are born again, your spirit is brought to life and joins with Jesus! The Bible says that now your life is hidden with Christ in God (Colossians 3:1-3).
When you said 'yes' to Jesus and received the gift of eternal life, a miraculous change took place within you, you became a brand new citizen of heaven. No longer are you subject to the broken, sinful world system that once controlled you. Now, you are blessed in heaven with every spiritual blessing in Christ (Ephesians 1:3).
This is the new you. Being a son or daughter of your Heavenly Father is your true identity now. You are an heir of God and a joint heir with Jesus Christ (Romans 8:15-17). Everything in your past is in the past. You are a new creation with a bright, eternal future!
My prayer today is that we all say 'yes and amen' to this truth, whether we feel like it's true or not. The enemy of our soul would prefer if we didn't believe this was the truth. He would rather us be stuck in our past, filled with guilt and shame. But of course, we know he is a liar and the father of lies (John 8:41-44), so we don't have to listen to him anymore.
The Bible says that if we resist the devil, he will flee from us (James 4:7). May our God and Father give us the strength to resist the temptation of dwelling in our past so that we can truly live out of the new reality that the old things have passed away, and all things have become new.
Galatians 4:6-7
6 And because you are children, God sent out the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!” 7 So you are no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ. (WEB)
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new. (WEB)
When you become a Christian, you become a new creation. Everything from your past is just a fleeting memory. The moment you are born again, your spirit is brought to life and joins with Jesus! The Bible says that now your life is hidden with Christ in God (Colossians 3:1-3).
When you said 'yes' to Jesus and received the gift of eternal life, a miraculous change took place within you, you became a brand new citizen of heaven. No longer are you subject to the broken, sinful world system that once controlled you. Now, you are blessed in heaven with every spiritual blessing in Christ (Ephesians 1:3).
This is the new you. Being a son or daughter of your Heavenly Father is your true identity now. You are an heir of God and a joint heir with Jesus Christ (Romans 8:15-17). Everything in your past is in the past. You are a new creation with a bright, eternal future!
My prayer today is that we all say 'yes and amen' to this truth, whether we feel like it's true or not. The enemy of our soul would prefer if we didn't believe this was the truth. He would rather us be stuck in our past, filled with guilt and shame. But of course, we know he is a liar and the father of lies (John 8:41-44), so we don't have to listen to him anymore.
The Bible says that if we resist the devil, he will flee from us (James 4:7). May our God and Father give us the strength to resist the temptation of dwelling in our past so that we can truly live out of the new reality that the old things have passed away, and all things have become new.
Galatians 4:6-7
6 And because you are children, God sent out the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!” 7 So you are no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ. (WEB)