NEW
CREATION
2
Corinthians 5:14-21
Devotional:- “Therefore,
if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away;
behold, all things have become new” (V. 17) NKJV
When
a man gives his life to Christ, he becomes a brand-new creature. Man needs to
understand that he is not flesh, but a spirit that has a soul and dwells in
flesh (body). At creation, God breathed His spirit into the clay, and man
became a living soul (Genesis 2:7). So, death is referred to as a penalty of
sin in Genesis 2:17. It is also known as separation from God. So, the Spirit of
God departed when man sinned. But since man cannot be a vacuum, the spirit of
the devil will always take over, and that is why man doesn’t drop dead
immediately he turns to sin.
It
is the spirit in a man that determines his lifestyle. The Spirit of God will always
move man to think in a godly way. It is the evil spirit that makes people behave
devilishly. Since the ungodly spirit has reigned over the human heart, wickedness
has been increased on the earth (Genesis 6:5). But as soon as anyone accepts
Jesus as Lord and Saviour, such has chosen God’s life. And the spirit of the
enemy has to depart. From that moment on, the Spirit of God begins to operate in
him to challenge and control the mind that is now willing to submit to God
(John 3:3-6). At this time, he is a brand-new man. The old spirit has departed
from him. What forces him to sin is no more there (Romans 6:14). Now the old
things have passed away in his life. That is why Christianity is not a religion
or joining a church or changing the style of dressing and carrying the bible
about but connecting to the divine nature of Christ in us. You can stop living
a mere human life when you are submitting to the Holy Spirit in you.
Friend,
as a child of God, you are a brand-new person to live a new life. You only need
to start to grow in Christ by the word of God (John 15:3). This will purge your
mind of the old mentality, and your mind shall be filled with the truth
(Colossians 3:16). And your mind will be set free from all the bondages of life
(John 8:32). By the virtue of your new birth, from the day you confess Jesus as
your Lord, all of God’s force comes back to you in full force. You take off
afresh with a new dawn beginning altogether. You have to come to a new status because
the Spirit of Christ is now in you. You have His nature, His spirit, and His
life. When you start to live by faith, you will start to walk in His
righteousness, and victory.
PRAYER:
HOLY SPIRIT TAKE ME DEEPER TO THE LIGHT OF MY NEW NATURE.
“IF
YOUR NEWNESS WITHIN BEGINS TO GAIN STRENGTH IT WILL SOON SHOW WITHOUT.”
