A New Creation
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. (2 Corinthians:17) The new man and woman is a work wrought in the Spirit. Therefore, the "new" is not at all dependent on the old. God is not bound by the past when He shapes us for His purpose. He does not have to re-invent us, to clean us up, or re-outfit us. We are not re-creations, but new creations, and the new man is not hindered by old considerations. May we learn to see ourselves in the light of God's grace and sovereignty. For if that first covenant had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second. (Hebrews 8:7) The Lord is too wise and shrewd to ever pour new wine into old wineskins, so we can only go forward with Him when we cut ties with yesterday's relationships, methods, and means. We often hold on to temporary things as if they are eternal, and we regard eternal things as temporal. ...