Tuesday February 20th, 2024
« Therefore if anyone is in Christ [that is, grafted in, joined to Him by faith in Him as Savior], they are a new creature [reborn and renewed by the Holy Spirit]; the old things [the previous moral and spiritual condition] have passed away. Behold, new things have come [because spiritual awakening brings a new life]. »
11 He (Jesus) came to His own (the Jews), and His own did not receive Him.
12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name.
The first mystery of a Christian life has to do with the newness of everything when a person gives his or her life to Jesus Christ.
In our Bible reading today we saw that God gives a sinful person the grace to become one of His children.
With the power of God being available to every believer, many new things happen to the individual. One, the believer’s name automatically changes.
For example, the Bible says all have sinned and come short of the glory of God, and that while the recompense of sin is death, the gift of God is eternal life for anyone who accepts Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior (Romans 3:23; Romans 6:23).
The Bible says further in Romans 8:1 CW
« There is therefore now no condemnation to those who belong to Christ Jesus, who do not live by their fleshy desires but are guided by the Holy Spirit »
Another mystery of the Christian life is the gift of a brand new existence in the Holy Spirit as the flesh and its evil works are crucified.
A Christian produces the fruit of love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control (Galatians 5:19-25).
- In a nutshell, when you give your life to Jesus Christ, your name changes from Sinner to Saint.
This is why our memory verse today concludes that anyone who is in Christ Jesus becomes a new creature, dead to all his or her old ways.
- A Christian life brings an individual under a new management.
Jesus Christ said that we should come to Him to be taught and become like Him (Matthew 11:28-30).
Christless people find it impossible to lead a life of obedience, but a Christian finds new abilities which enable him or her to do all things (Philippians 4:13).
A person who had been far away from God can now hear Him speak – giving classified information that others do not have access to (John 10:27).
- The mysteries of a Christian life also include the gift of a new garment.
A Christian wears a garment of praise and not one of murmuring and complaints (Psalm 103:1-5).
- The Christian life brings about divine health (1 Peter 2:24), divine provisions (Philippians 4:19), divine peace (John 14:27) and divine friendship (John 15:14-15).
Beloved, if you are yet to accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, do so now so you can also begin to enjoy the mysteries of the Christian life.
Prayer focus – Father, please let me never miss out on any of the mysteries of a Christian life and use me to bring more souls into the Kingdom, in Jesus’ name.
Author – Bishop Enoch. A. Adeboye.
Edited by Naomie
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