=WHAT COUNTS NOW IS WHAT IS NEW!=
Galatians 6:14-16 (NIV)
May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through
which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. 15 Neither
circumcision nor un-circumcision means anything; what counts is a new
creation. 16 Peace and mercy to all who follow this rule, even to the Israel
of God.
Let us again consider the importance of seeing yourself as a new creation.
According to these verses it is the only thing that really matters now
anyway. Arguments concerning circumcisions and such religious traditions
mean nothing which I am sure you will be glad to know (especially the men).
What matters or counts is the revelation that through Christ you are not who
you used to be!
It is only our identification by faith with His death, burial and
resurrection that gives us legal license to live as new creations, brand new
people.
A timeless comparison would be that of the caterpillar and the butterfly.
This insect of destined transformation starts its existence as a caterpillar
crawling on the earth. Then a strange death and rebirth takes place and the
caterpillar transforms into a beautiful butterfly. This creature is
something so very different to what it once was. It emerges out of its
cocoon and begins to fly freely. It is nothing like its former self. It
looks completely different and acts in a new way too, doing things that were
formerly impossible.
We were all like caterpillars, crawling around on the ground, then through
Christ we die to that life and receive new life, His life, and we are
transformed into beautiful butterflies. What a terrible waste it would be
for the butterfly to continue to act like a caterpillar. What a waste of new
life and potential. It is exactly the same when we, as redeemed, children of
God, refuse to see ourselves as new creations in Christ. What a sad thing it
would be to see a beautiful butterfly rolling around in the filthy mud
instead of flying above such things. That is what we look like when we
refuse to recognize our transformation.
Today, know who you really are, champion. Know what Jesus has given you (new
life) and fly, don't crawl, because that's what you used to do when you had
no choice. You are now transformed. Fly!
God Bless
Andy
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