New - Part 1
New---what comes to your mind when I say that word? When I think of the word “new,” I think of something that has never been used, something that is fresh and untouched. It is something that I get to use that no one else has ever used in their possession. For example, on Amazon, they have new and they have used books. I prefer new rather than used, even though used is cheaper in price.
In God’s Kingdom every day is a new day with newness of life for us. Let’s start at the beginning. John 1 tells us that in the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. Without Him (the Word) was not anything made that was made. If you want to change your life, to take on the life of Jesus, you must take on the Word of God, which renews you and gives you a new heart and a new way of doing things.
In Ezekiel 11:19 and 36:26 we read these words from the Amplified Bible: And I will give them one heart [a new heart] and I will put a new spirit within them; and I will take the stony [unnaturally hardened] heart out of their flesh, and will give them a heart of flesh [sensitive and responsive to the touch of their God]. That they may walk in My statutes and keep My ordinances, and do them. And they shall be My people and I will be their God. 36:26 A new heart will I give you and a new spirit will I put within you, and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you shall heed My ordinances and do them.
In these verses we see that God is the One Who gives us a new spirit, a brand new spirit. In the New Testament in 2 Corinthians 5:17, after Jesus’ death on the cross and His resurrection, we see how this is possible: Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. And in Galatians 5:15 in the Amplified Bible we read: For neither is circumcision [now] of any importance, nor uncircumcision, but [only] a new creation [the result of a new birth and a new nature in Christ Jesus, the Messiah].
In order to have the newness of life in God, we must become born again by accepting what Jesus did for us on the cross as our substitute, taking our sins and sicknesses and diseases and all that would steal our peace. He took on satan for us and defeated him forever for us, so that we might go free and become the new creations in Christ Jesus that we were intended to be all the time. It is our choice, though; God will not force on us this newness of life. Only we can choose. If you have a loved one or a friend for whom you are praying, it is only they who can choose life in God. You can pray and keep the door open for them to make the right decision, but you cannot make the decision for them. You can take authority over any demonic forces that are holding them back in the old life. And your prayers will be answered if you stand firm on God’s Word for them.
There are so many new things that God has for us. In Lamentations 3:23 we see that His mercies, His compassion is new every morning. That we can all use every day to start the day.
In Matthew 9: 17, Mark 2:22, and Luke 5:38, we see that there is new wine, the Holy Sprit, to put in new wineskins, the new creature in Christ Jesus. In Mark 14:24, Luke 22:20 and 1:Corinthians 11:25 we see that Jesus’ blood that He shed for us is for us to walk in the New Covenant. What is the new covenant? It is the open door for us to access all that God has for us. As we all know, a covenant is an agreement between two people that says that all I have is yours and all you have is mine. It is very unbalanced where God is concerned. He has everything to give us. All we have is ourselves. That is what we bring to Him. And that is all He wants. He is so desirous to have His mankind back with Him in Father’s household, with Him again. What a glorious celebration there is in Heaven when another child comes home. It is like the celebration we have when one of our children comes home who has been away for a while. What a time of rejoicing. It is the same in Father’s household. He rejoices over you.
We will continue tomorrow with the word “new.”
In God’s Kingdom every day is a new day with newness of life for us. Let’s start at the beginning. John 1 tells us that in the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. Without Him (the Word) was not anything made that was made. If you want to change your life, to take on the life of Jesus, you must take on the Word of God, which renews you and gives you a new heart and a new way of doing things.
In Ezekiel 11:19 and 36:26 we read these words from the Amplified Bible: And I will give them one heart [a new heart] and I will put a new spirit within them; and I will take the stony [unnaturally hardened] heart out of their flesh, and will give them a heart of flesh [sensitive and responsive to the touch of their God]. That they may walk in My statutes and keep My ordinances, and do them. And they shall be My people and I will be their God. 36:26 A new heart will I give you and a new spirit will I put within you, and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you shall heed My ordinances and do them.
In these verses we see that God is the One Who gives us a new spirit, a brand new spirit. In the New Testament in 2 Corinthians 5:17, after Jesus’ death on the cross and His resurrection, we see how this is possible: Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. And in Galatians 5:15 in the Amplified Bible we read: For neither is circumcision [now] of any importance, nor uncircumcision, but [only] a new creation [the result of a new birth and a new nature in Christ Jesus, the Messiah].
In order to have the newness of life in God, we must become born again by accepting what Jesus did for us on the cross as our substitute, taking our sins and sicknesses and diseases and all that would steal our peace. He took on satan for us and defeated him forever for us, so that we might go free and become the new creations in Christ Jesus that we were intended to be all the time. It is our choice, though; God will not force on us this newness of life. Only we can choose. If you have a loved one or a friend for whom you are praying, it is only they who can choose life in God. You can pray and keep the door open for them to make the right decision, but you cannot make the decision for them. You can take authority over any demonic forces that are holding them back in the old life. And your prayers will be answered if you stand firm on God’s Word for them.
There are so many new things that God has for us. In Lamentations 3:23 we see that His mercies, His compassion is new every morning. That we can all use every day to start the day.
In Matthew 9: 17, Mark 2:22, and Luke 5:38, we see that there is new wine, the Holy Sprit, to put in new wineskins, the new creature in Christ Jesus. In Mark 14:24, Luke 22:20 and 1:Corinthians 11:25 we see that Jesus’ blood that He shed for us is for us to walk in the New Covenant. What is the new covenant? It is the open door for us to access all that God has for us. As we all know, a covenant is an agreement between two people that says that all I have is yours and all you have is mine. It is very unbalanced where God is concerned. He has everything to give us. All we have is ourselves. That is what we bring to Him. And that is all He wants. He is so desirous to have His mankind back with Him in Father’s household, with Him again. What a glorious celebration there is in Heaven when another child comes home. It is like the celebration we have when one of our children comes home who has been away for a while. What a time of rejoicing. It is the same in Father’s household. He rejoices over you.
We will continue tomorrow with the word “new.”
posted by Rev. Kialeen Potterton @ 10:08 AM
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