The precious cross of Christ assures us of God's acceptance. When we believe in Jesus, God considers all barriers between us and Him to have been removed and a wonderful and intimate relationship with Him, is not only possible, it's what He wants with us. Your Father in heaven loves you so much that He wants closeness with you. He wants you to know Him...but the most amazing thing is that christians are BRAND NEW people on the inside! The Holy Spirit gives us new life and we are not the same any more. Our friend Jeff preached about this yesterday when we were at the Boys Ranch. He told the young men there that God is not looking to just change you..He is telling you that when you are in Christ, you are literally a new person. The old you is gone. The old life is gone. You are a new creation..in Christ. Amazing!
We are not reformed, rehabilitated, or even re-educated. We are new creations, living in union with Jesus. We are not merely turning over a new leaf. We have begun a new life in Christ! I'll never forget a friend of mine telling me that when he asked Christ into his life, this was the verse that completely changed his life. He believed this verse. He believed that God had made him a NEW creation..and he has left his old life behind and walked in the new life that Christ has for him ever since.
God's acceptance and forgiveness of you, and His blessing on your life are for real. He didn't just change you when you asked Him into your life. He made you a new person. He has given you the ability and the strength to walk in the newness of the life that He has for you. He will help you to meet every challenge. You are precious to Him. You are a new creation in Christ!
Today, as you go through your day, remind yourself that you have been made new, by a loving and wonderful Father. He has blotted out your sins, and you have been made righteous through the blood of His Son.
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