Newness Of Life In Jesus

Then He spoke a parable to them: “No one puts a piece from a new garment on an old one; otherwise the new makes a tear, and also the piece that was taken out of the new does not match the old. And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; or else the new wine will burst the wineskins and be spilled, and the wineskins will be ruined. But new wine must be put into new wineskins, and both are preserved. And no one, having drunk old wine, immediately desires new; for he says, ‘The old is better.’” (Luke 5:36-39)

When we turn away from our sins and follow after the Lord we are made new. God pours out His spirit onto such a one who has been made righteous by the shed blood of Christ Jesus! Two things happen at once but maybe we don't see the one at first. We repent and believe that Jesus died in our place but do we fully realize the extent of His saving grace? God has made us new and we are to put on our new man daily.

Ephesians 4 talks about putting on our new man and putting off our old man. God pours out His Spirit into the heart of a new creation not the old nature. We are saved from the old and made new!

"And that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness." (Ephesians 4:24)

I believe what it says in John 8:36, "Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed." So often we forget that it is God who does the creating! God knows we think of ourselves more highly than we ought to. We think we can do a good work and earn our place in heaven but we cannot! We all fall short of God's glory and there is no chance of salvation apart from complete and total surrender unto our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! Our part is to trust and obey...He does the rest!

Praise God for His awesome and mighty work! Praise Him for His perfect and Holy Word that we can daily turn to it and feed our hungry souls and seek to know His way so we can trust and obey!

God there is nothing else that can satisfy! Our old man is dead and gone and behold we are made new when we surrender to You! Cause us Lord to always look to You no matter what our portion might be for the day. Maybe our portion is peace and prosperity or maybe we are in a time of grief and sorrow... either way, let us always accept our portion with a thankful heart knowing that God works all things for good to those who love Him and are called according to His purpose! It is God who does the working as we seek to trust and obey!