Isaiah 1-2, 2 Corinthians 5: 11-21, Psalm 33
2 Corinthians 5: 17 (ESV)
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The
old has passed away; behold, the new has come.”
In verse 17 from 2 Corinthians 5, Paul writes to the church
in Corinth reminding them of the promises that come from faith in Jesus Christ.
If you have faith in Jesus Christ, your race/ethnicity, your social status, your
language, your level of intelligence, or your past sins no longer matter.
Anyone can become a new creation through their faith in Jesus Christ. Your sins
are not just forgiven and forgotten, you are regenerated into a new person. You
have been and will be continually transformed by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Your former way of life will no longer be your identity and has passed away. Your
new identity will now be defined by your relationship with Father-God, Jesus
Christ, and the Holy Spirit. Through your love of Father-God, you will grow in
the fruits of the Holy Spirit. You will turn away from the life of your past
sins and old identity.
These are the promises of faith in Jesus Christ. We do not
need to be defined by our past, but instead we can forge a new identity through
the transformative power of the Holy Spirit. I love the promises that faith in
Jesus Christ brings. Every time I think of the old me and my former life, Holy
Spirit reminds me that I have become a new creation through my faith in Jesus
Christ. That old me is dead, and Father-God now sees me as his child and has
forgotten all of my sins. I wake up every morning knowing that I am loved by
Father-God because I became his child through my faith in Jesus Christ, and I
am entitled to all the promises in the Bible that Father-God gave to his people.
If you enjoyed reading my thoughts on this Bible verse, and
through your faith in Jesus Christ you want to wake up knowing you are a new
person and can forge a new identity, please pray this prayer out loud:
Heavenly Father, I want to give you my Life. Forgive me of
all of my sins. Wash me in your blood. I believe in my heart You raised Jesus
from the dead. I confess with my mouth Jesus is my Lord and Savior. Right now,
I receive forgiveness by the blood of Jesus. I am saved, I am forgiven, I am
clean, in Jesus’ name, Amen.
If you prayed this prayer, welcome to the family of
Father-God! Do yourself a favor and find and join a Holy Spirit filled, full
Gospel, Bible-based church where you can hear the words of Father-God preached
and experience signs, wonders, and miracles in your life.
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