Friday Reading: 2 Corinthians 5:17-21
Key Verse: 2 Corinthians 5:17
17 So that if any one is in Christ, that one is a new creature; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
Devotion:
No, I have not gone nuts and sent you the same devotion again today. I want to look at these verses in a new light following on from the devotion we did yesterday...
When we do get to know God in our lives we do change. Just like getting to know someone personally you like to start doing things for them in the hopes that you will please them. When you do please them, you see the reaction that you do get and you then want to do more; not because you have to but because you want to. When we get to know God we want to do things for Him because we can see how it pleases him through the things that He does for us. We don’t just have to rely on what is in our bibles but rather on the things that He continues to do for us each day – things that we ask and He does.
When you experience a good relationship with someone you know you find that you do change in the way you do things when you are with them. If you tried to change like that without there being someone special in your life, it may well not last more than a few days. It is like that with Christ because He is the one that makes the change in us rather than we ourselves making the change. When He says we are a new creature it is pointing to that change in our lives where we turn towards being in a relationship with Him and turn away from the things of the world.
When Christ came into this world as a human, He did it to show us His absolute love for us. The things that He did whilst on earth showed us that He loved us then. By giving His life for us He showed us the measure of His love. By raising Himself from the dead He showed us the eternal nature of His love. By giving us the Holy Spirit He showed us His commitment.
Points to Ponder:
How do you act differently to a personal relationship?
How are you treating God?
