Anyone
Who Belongs To Christ
Has
Become A New Person.
The
Old Life Is Gone; A New Life Has Begun!
Scripture
2
Corinthians 5
17 This
means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The
old life is gone; a new life has begun!
Observation
Have
you begun to live a new life?
I
can remember what my life was like before I surrendered my life to
the Lord Jesus Christ.
It
wasn't that I didn't have a lot of things going for me before I gave
my life to Christ. At 18 years of age, I was already married to a
beautiful woman and I had a good job.
But
my priorities in life were all messed up. As a teenager and as a
young married adult it was very evident to all who knew me that I did
not belong to Jesus Christ.
But
everything changed for Kathy and I when we were 19 years old. It was
through the powerful influence of two very godly people that we both
gave our lives to Jesus Christ and He became our Lord and Savior.
And
so at nineteen we began to live our new lives!
So
let me ask you a very personal question, “Are you still living the
old life, or has the new life begun for you?” It all depends, it
all hinges on whether you belong to Jesus?
You
either do or you don't? You either are or you aren't? The choice is
yours to make!
I
remember praying and asking Jesus to come into my life, asking Jesus
to be my Lord and Savior. I realized that I was a sinner and I needed
a Savior. I turned from my old sinful-selfish way of living and I
turned to God. In that moment I surrendered my life to Christ.
Yes,
of course, I am still a sinner, but my new life has begun!
Application
I
will live for Christ.
How
about you?
2
Corinthians 5
15 He
died for everyone so that those who receive his new life will no
longer live for themselves. Instead, they will live for Christ, who
died and was raised for them.
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, I can remember and I will never forget what my life was like
before You saved me. Thank You for rescuing me from a life of
selfish-sinful living, a life of certain misery and total
destruction. I know that if You had not brought godly people into our
lives when You did that our marriage would not have survived very
long at all. You have given us a great marriage and You have enriched
our lives with so many wonderful friends. Lord, help us to help the
young couples that You bring into our lives, just as that godly
couple did for us, so many years ago.
Daily
Bible Reading: 2 Corinthians 3,4,5,6
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