Verse of the Day 9/20
17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. 18 All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation;
We are about to head into a new season, autumn. We don't often think of fall as being a time of "new creations" or even renewal but it can be. This summer we had some work done in our yard that pretty much destroyed the lawn. We didn't plant new seed because it was recommended to wait until fall. Well we jumped the gun by a few weeks but as I looked out the window this morning into our back yard, the bare, dead areas are now a vibrant bright green with the promise of growth.
While we can't be "re-created", we can turn the page on an old season and seek renewal. Jesus said "come to me... and I will give you rest" (Matthew 11:28). He also said in John 3 "you must be born again." We are never too old, or beyond hope. God can do a "Genesis work" in a life (Psalm 51:17 The Message).
Psalm 51:10 God, make a fresh start in me,
shape a Genesis week from the chaos of my life. The Message
Sometimes what we need is a new or renewed perspective. Albert Barnes writes:
The understanding is consecrated to new objects,
the body is employed in new service,
the heart forms new attachments.
All is new! There are . . .
new views of God, and of Jesus Christ;
new views of this world, and of the world to come;
new views of truth, and of duty; and
everything is seen in a new aspect, and with new feelings.
The Bible seems to be a new book; and though they may have often read it before, yet there is a beauty about it which they never saw before, and which they wonder they have not before perceived.
He has the power to make all things new.
5 And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
Blessings,
Mike
Ephesians 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace. NIV
16 From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer. 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. 18 All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; 19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. 20 Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. 21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
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