Every one of us has choices to make. We can dwell on things that are wrong and
evil, or we can think about things that bring peace and encouragement. Far too many people let their past cripple their
future. That crippling can come through
unforgiveness, hatred, bitterness or a number of other things.
But I chose to believe the things that God says about
me. As I mowed the grass Tuesday
evening, I heard this song:
I
remember the day that I met You.
The
emptiness I had
Could
fill a mountain.
And I
believed it was true,
My
pain would never go away
But
there was comfort in Your breath,
You
made me believe that life was worth it.
And
I’m not looking back…
My
past is far behind me, yeah
I’m
stronger every day
You’ve made me a brand new man
(lyrics from “Brand New Man” sung by Seventh Day
Slumber)
It is time to believe the facts of what God
says. I have been talking to several
people lately who chose to believe things that aren’t true, chose to let the warped
world we live in overwhelm their lives.
That is a sad outlook. Plus it is
just wrong. When we believe what God
says about us and take them to heart, things will look up because we will
realize as I was reminded … I’m a brand new man.
Therefore
if anyone is in Christ, he is a new
creature; the old things passed
away; behold, new things have
come.
Being in Christ is the issue of being saved. That is something only Jesus can do. I’m new because the old me died when Jesus
died.
When
you were dead in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He
made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions,
This is not an easy concept to grasp, but when we
know Jesus, we are forgiven. That is
totally forgiven of the wrong things we have been part of. God makes us new. God gives us a chance to start over.
that
He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His
Spirit in the inner man,
By believing what God says, by living as the brand
new person God has made us we will be strengthened. I don’t know about you but being strong is
not an option. I need God’s strength to
live each day.
Chose to be who God made you to be … a brand new man
… all because of Jesus!
Blessed
be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a
living hope through the resurrection of Jesus
Christ from the dead,
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