2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.”
I suspect many of you find 2 Corinthians 5:17 to be a very familiar verse as it is usually one of the first verses we learn as a new believer. With Christ in our lives and us now being in Christ, we are a new creation. It is as if we have a fresh start. Our old behaviors and beliefs, especially regarding Christ, have passed away.
With Christ in you and you in Christ, you have become a new person!!
As a Christian, you have a testimony – a story. Within the story is how Christ changed your life! The changed life of 2 Corinthians 5:17 then becomes the transformed life of Romans 12:1-2 where one changes to become more like Christ!
It is correct to say that to know Christ means we will know change! And I think it is correct to say if there is no change in one’s life then there is no Christ in one’s life.
Take a moment and recall how you were changed by Christ when you were saved.
As I recall the day I was saved, I find myself thinking about John Newton’s song Amazing Grace. He wrote I once was lost, but now I am found, was blind, but now I see.
Take a moment also to consider how you continue to be changed with Christ being in your life. How have you changed lately?
Knowing Christ means knowing transformational change!
Continue Strong Changing Into His Image!
And remember to DATE The Word