COMPLETELY NEW

When we turned our will and life over to the care of God, we gave God permission to take our unmanageable life and make us new.  We were unsure that God could and would change us, but the darkness was so great around us that we knew we needed help to see light.  In seeking God to do for us what we are powerless to do for ourselves, do we just sit back and wait for things to happen? Where is our focus meant to be to bring about the change we desire? 

Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.  (Colossians 3:1-3 NIV)

By the sacrificial death of Jesus, we were deemed perfect when we gave our will and life into God’s care.  Our old ways and habitual sins were removed and the new life that we desired came into being.  Now it is time to set our minds on things above and not on circumstances – past, present, or future.  We need to search the Scriptures and put into practice, the principles God has established, so that we are enabled to live the new life God has given us. 

You were taught not to live the way you used to. You must get rid of your old way of life. That’s because it has been made impure by the desire for things that lead you astray. (Ephesians 4:22 NIRV)

Our former way of life distanced us from God and sank us into the lowest hell.  If we determine to fix our eyes on God’s principles and, like an athlete in training set aside everything that would hinder us from running the race before us, we will find that God’s divine favour will rest upon us and make us whole in body, mind, and spirit.

Let the one who is wise heed these things and ponder the loving deeds of the Lord. (Psalm 107:43 NIV)

Prayer: Heavenly Father, Thank You for the great love You have for me and for teaching me Your way of living life to the full. Please help me to put Your principles into practice in all my affairs. Amen