Wed. The 18th

2 Corinthians 5: 17

 

¹⁷Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!

 

When we turn to Christ we become dead to sin. All of the past is just that…..the past. It is over, done, period, next chapter. We cannot continue to live in the past, and for most that comes as a relief, but even with the knowledge that turning to Christ is the start of a new life, we still hold on to the old hurt, the old pain, the old wrongs in our life that have hardened pieces of out heart. We have to let go of the past, not just the easy stuff, but the old things that we have clung to, and in some cases still define who we are today!

 

Putting a new coat of paint on a car, does not make the old car new again, under that paint it is still the same old car. When we start making Christ a part of our life, we do not just spray a new coat of paint, we get a whole new car. DO NOT take all of the junk out of the old spiritual car, and throw it in the trunk of the new one!  Leave it at the dealership! Christ is the salesman, and He has plenty of space for all of the garbage, and His warranty does not expire. The old is gone, embrace the new, relish the beauty, and love that comes with the new, don’t let it become muted by the regrets of the past. Christ forgives all, so you need to forgive yourself!

 

 

Peace,

Brian