Monday the 16th

Galatians 2: 17             

 

¹⁸If I rebuild what I destroyed, I prove that I am a lawbreaker.

 

There is no doubt that when we turn to Christ we destroy our old lives. Ties are severed, friendships are lost, and new ones formed. Our old life is laid to waste, and we start to rebuild, but what is it that we are rebuilding? Our new lives are lives dedicated not to the law, but to faith in Christ; yet we humans have a bad habit of picking up the old pieces and trying to make a “new” building out of the old materials. We need to bring in a bulldozer, and remove the debris field of our old lives! Christ gives us all the materials that we need to rebuild. When we use the new material of love, compassion, faith, hope, and peace, we build a structure that is worth to offer to the Lord. Do not be tempted to pick up the old bricks of self-righteousness, deception, and self-faith. You might think that the old materials are still useable, but you will find they will taint your entire building. Clear your soul of you old life, rebuild on the foundation that will never falter; the foundation that can withstand life’s strongest, fiercest storms, the foundation of Jesus Christ.

 

Peace,

Brian