Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old is gone, the new has come! (2 Corinthians 5:17)
New year
New you
Same God
Foreverandeverandever
Amen.
Tag: new creation
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One-a-Day Thursday, 1/1/15
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One-a-Day Wednesday, 1/1/14
If any man be in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away, behold, all things have become new! (2 Corinthians 5:17)New day.
New year.
New you?
We serve a God of second chances and new beginnings. No matter what 2013 looked like, it is gone. Today you begin again. If last year was one of triumph, great—remember, but don’t live there. Press on. If last year was one of failure, or loss—praise God for this new beginning.
The image in my head this morning is of the land after a snowfall, when nothing has yet touched the surface of the snow. It is fresh, clean, and waiting.
So…go make snow angels.
Have a blessed 2014, Beloved of Christ.
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One-a-Day Friday, 10/18/13
You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. (Ephesians 4:22-24)You probably give great thought to what you wear each morning. How much thought goes into the “self” you put on?
One of my favorite stories is “Ragman,” by Walter Wangerin, Jr. In it Jesus appears as a peddler trading fresh, clean clothes for old, filthy ones. You can see where this is going, because you are very perceptive. As he travels, Jesus meets people broken in body, mind, and spirit. He takes the old, foul rags with which they cover themselves. As he does so, he takes their infirmities as well. In exchange, he gives fresh, clean garments, and leaves healthy, whole people.
I love that story. I love it best because of the truth in it. God has a fresh, clean you for you to put on this morning. Take the time to put it on.
Oh, and if it doesn’t quite fit yet, don’t worry. You’ll grow into it.
