EVERYTHING RADICALLY BECOMES NEW AGAIN AND IT'S FREE
By Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi
The very moment a person receives Jesus Christ as lord and saviour , their old life and identity abruptly comes to an end and now everything is new in Christ. Everything from our old lives (failures, heartbreaks, curses, hopelessness, rejection, slavery etc) has ended and all things become new again .This can be likened to what happens when a woman gets married and changes her surname. She undergoes a radical transformation in status.
The bible is not talking about our natural life but our spiritual (the human rational soul -by implication- vital principle or mental disposition) life. It is like changing a mobile phone SIM card and software from an inefficient network setting to a super efficient one, though the phone remains the same but there is an internal transformation leading to an increase in the phones functional value and potential.
When we receive the free gift of salvation into our lives, there is a transformation that happens on our inside (the subconscious). The same power that raised Jesus Christ from the dead gives new life to our spirit man when we become one with the body of Christ. At that very moment, our 'old nature' died, and a new life began.It is similar to what happens when a seed is planted; it dies and something new emerges.
Despite this change in our status we may still struggle with remnants of our old ways, seemingly still alive and well in our soul. Old thought patterns, familiar false beliefs, etc. seem to want to control our minds. While these struggles are real, in actual fact, they are just remnants from our former life and they are only as powerful as we make them be by agreeing with these thoughts. We are however transformed into our new person through the renewing of the mind by constantly thinking about life in the light of God's Word and His love towards us (Romans 12:1-2) we are not be conformed to this world's view any longer.
The bible is not talking about our natural life but our spiritual (the human rational soul -by implication- vital principle or mental disposition) life. It is like changing a mobile phone SIM card and software from an inefficient network setting to a super efficient one, though the phone remains the same but there is an internal transformation leading to an increase in the phones functional value and potential.
When we receive the free gift of salvation into our lives, there is a transformation that happens on our inside (the subconscious). The same power that raised Jesus Christ from the dead gives new life to our spirit man when we become one with the body of Christ. At that very moment, our 'old nature' died, and a new life began.It is similar to what happens when a seed is planted; it dies and something new emerges.
Despite this change in our status we may still struggle with remnants of our old ways, seemingly still alive and well in our soul. Old thought patterns, familiar false beliefs, etc. seem to want to control our minds. While these struggles are real, in actual fact, they are just remnants from our former life and they are only as powerful as we make them be by agreeing with these thoughts. We are however transformed into our new person through the renewing of the mind by constantly thinking about life in the light of God's Word and His love towards us (Romans 12:1-2) we are not be conformed to this world's view any longer.
Its very easy to know what to do when you ask yourself what will Jesus do if faced with the same situation we are in. The more we renew our minds the more His transforming power within us manifests His glory and power through us.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, forgive me of my sins against you, I believe Jesus Christ died and was raised again for my salvation, I receive him as lord and saviour and receive grace for victorious living in Jesus name.
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Prayer: Heavenly Father, forgive me of my sins against you, I believe Jesus Christ died and was raised again for my salvation, I receive him as lord and saviour and receive grace for victorious living in Jesus name.
Free prayer/counseling +2348035536911,+2348098536911,email:michaelbensonajayi@gmail.com.
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