As I opened up my bible this morning and headed to 2nd Corinthians, I saw all the different colors and notes around these pages. Last year on a Fast, I did a self study of this book and I remember how powerful it was. God has provided all that we need…period. I cannot add anything to that.
46 Days
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.
We are now 46 days into the New Year, so how have your resolutions of change progressed? Have you slipped back into your old self, and the resolution faded away? We have been through a sermon series at church speaking of how to change. The only way to change anything, is through the free gift of Salvation, and the anointing of the Holy Spirit inside you. When Christ comes to live in your heart, nothing will remain the same.Verse 15 says, “and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.” You will be changed as nothing else can promise or deliver.
We all have things we want to improve about ourselves. We think we see the means to accomplish them all over TV and media. But if we don’t put our souls and eternity at the top of the list, all else is vain, for it will die with us. In these verses Paul is speaking of the ministry of reconciliation, or a change from enmity to peace. Through Christ’s sacrifice, we have been righted to God. Verses 18,19 says “Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation.” You have the opportunity to change the only thing that matters before you, and matters for an eternity. A whole lot longer than 46 days.
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