“Therefore, if any man is in Christ,
he is a new creature; old things have passed away; behold, all things are
become new” – 2Corinthians 5:17
LIGHT FOR THE NOW: The new creation is the most amazing creation
of God.
The new creation is the most amazing creation
of God. After the fall of Adam, man was no longer in union with God. Man was
completely separated from God. Man was denatured from the nature of God and
took upon a new nature that was strange to God. He became sin and died
spiritually. Man completely lost fellowship and could no longer commune with
God. As such, man became lost to the love of God. Man became hopeless and
helpless. But the love of God towards man made God begin the process of
reconciling man back to Himself. God had to send Christ Jesus to die for man in
order to restore the relationship between God and man. According to John 1:12,
“But
as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the Sons of God, even
to them that believe on his name”.
The mystery behind the new creation is his
belief or faith in Christ. A new creation is a Spirit. He is born of God. God
is a Spirit. Therefore, that which is born of God is also a Spirit (John 3:6).
He is not a biological product but a product of the incorruptible Word of God
(1Peter 1:23). A new creation is not a renovation of Adam but a total reborn
man. He is not a product of the blood, hence is not permitted to be afflicted
by blood diseases (john 1:13). A new creation is a word agent. He is the Word
personified. He is a product of the Word. A new creature is a carrier of the
divine nature. He is a partaker of the divine nature. Whatever God can do is
what he can do. A new creation is a co-creator. Though he lives in the world, a
new creation is not of the world (Galatians 2:20; 1John 2:16). You cannot be of
the world and overcome the world. Therefore, the new creation is an over comer.
INSTRUCTION: Know who you are in
Christ.
PRAYER: Father, may the eyes of my understanding be
enlightened to know my identity in Christ Jesus, in Jesus Name. Amen.
QUOTE: You cannot be in the world and overcome the
world.
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