2 Corinthians 5:17 says: Now we look inside and what we see is that anyone united with the Messiah gets a fresh start, is created new. The old life is gone; a new life burgeons. (The Message)
Are we afraid to let God work through us? Do we block Him because of fear of who we used to be or who we are now? I'm afraid of many things. One is I don't feel good enough for God because of my faults and I know I'm not the only person to feel that way. I think most of us are, some more, some less.
Think of your past as an old house, full of imperfections - our frame rotted, our roof leaked or holes in our walls. Does that mean we can't repair the frame or fix the roof or patch the holes? Can't we give our home (ourselves) a fresh start? God says we can. We all have pasts, good and bad, but when we accept Christ, we don't need to be afraid of those past issues anymore. They are what it says - past.
And so what can happen when we let go and let God? We walk in God's light, no more darkness and no more fear of the past. God has forgiven us and wants us to become new on the inside. Like The Msg says 'the old life is gone, a new life burgeons' (flourishes or begins).
Verse 5 ends with - Become friends with God; he's already a friend with you. How, you say? In Christ. God put on him the wrong who never did anything wrong, so we could be put right with God.
Let's give ourselves a fresh start today.
Nancy
