Do you like new things? Do you like the smell of a new car? Do you like how you feel when you put on a new outfit? Do you like putting new furniture in your home? Do you like trying new foods? Have you considered being new yourself? Have you considered the source of newness?
There is something about that new car smell. It doesn’t last long. Within a few weeks, it is gone. We feel good when we put on a new outfit. We buy new clothes for weddings, Easter, Christmas, and other special days. New furniture makes our home feel new and exciting.
But how often do we think of ourselves as being new? Not often, I dare say. Typically, we complain of getting old. There are aches and pains. There can be the drudgery of working the same job for years or decades. Even our marriages can become stagnant, and we can take them for granted. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
The Apostle Paul tells us that if we are in Christ, we are a new creation. For many of us, it has been so long since we accepted Christ in our lives that we have forgotten what that new life feels like. Yet, we can start that new creation every day. To do so, we must remember each morning that God has made us anew. Our old self is no longer who we are.
Why is it so difficult for us to do this? We don’t like change. We prefer to hold on to the familiar rather than stepping into something new. We may even fear change. To overcome this fear, we simply need to remember that God is with us every step of the way. We also should remember it is God who is making us new and follow the path he is leading us to walk.
I pray we all trust God to lead us on the path we should walk. I pray we remember the newness of Christ. I pray each one of us ask God to make us new each morning and accept the changes he is making in our lives. Trust God to lead you. Ask God to make you new. Accept the changes God is making in your life.
2 Corinthians 5:17 So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; look, new things have come into being!
Marty Pressey 