“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” 2 Corinthians 5:17 (ESV)
What a beautiful verse to start off a new year! With everything that had you weighed down over the past year, let Paul’s words to the Church in Corinth be your anthem today. If you are in Christ — that is, have accepted His free gift of salvation, and entered into a relationship with Jesus and followed Him into the baptism of water symbolic of His death, burial, and resurrection — you have been made new. A clean slate, just like today as we begin a new year. When you become a new creation in Christ through true repentance of your sins and faith in Him as the Son of God, you will begin to see the “old things” passing away. The closer you walk with Him in this coming year, the further from the old creation and sinful nature you will be removed. I pray you have made this decision already and are boldly proclaiming to live this year out as a new creation in Christ Jesus. If not, I urge you to reach out to us so we can show you why it is so important not to wait, and how you can easily make that decision today!
Jessica Ford
Communications Director
Alive Ministries USA
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