“New Creation In Christ”
Monday, August 5, 2024Key Verse
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold all things are become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17).
Text — 2 Corinthians 5:17-21
Message
Adam and Eve fell in the Garden of Eden in an act of disobedience to God. As a result, man became dead spiritually and was separated from God. However, Christ was manifested and paid the price of our redemption through His blood. This produces a positive change in all who are saved. Joe Bishop states thus, “When a person is saved, there is evidence of salvation. If someone says, ‘I’m saved’, but they continue to lie, steal, and live immorally, it is quite evident they are not saved. If you are saved, your behaviour changes as evidence that something changed on the inside – in the heart.” People around you can easily spot that.
The old sinful lifestyle with its accompanying consequences are passed away. As a new creature in Christ, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling as you grow in grace. Feed daily on the sincere milk of the word of God and pray daily. Tell people of the new life you now have in Christ Jesus and encourage them to come and experience it too.
Quote
Work out your own salvation
Challenge
If you are a new creation then grow!
Prayer for today
Help me, O God, never to go back to the dead, in Jesus’ name.
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
