2 CORINTHIANS 5:17

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!

TO PONDER

When God's power and grace touch a human heart, a spectacular change happens. It's not some kind of plastic surgery but is a wholesale change. In Christ, a former sinner becomes a brand-new person on the inside.  Let us remember that in the very beginning all things were made through Christ. But the original creation became polluted with sin. And now--again through Christ--we can become restored or created anew. In Christ we become reconciled to God. Our relationship with God cannot be reestablished without his Son. And once we are reunited to God, we become Christ's ambassadors. God is making an appeal to others through us. Are you a new creation in Christ? If so, have you tried to invite others to be reconciled to God?

PRAYER: Our heavenly Father, we praise you for your Son, Jesus Christ! In him we become a new creation. Bless our ministry for your sake as Christ's faithful ambassadors.

Today's devotion written by Francis Leung, LifeWay Epping