God's desire is to make all things new. New wine will not fit in the old wineskin. Just as such, nothing new from God will fit into the old container. When you received His spirit, you were 'made new'. Or perhaps when we were made new, His Spirit then came in.
2Co 5:17 MKJV
(17) So that if any one is in Christ, that one is a new creature; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
Have we ever tried to explain things of God to someone who does not believe? They physically cannot contain the revelation. But when presented with the things of God, they are either drawn, or repulsed. Either way, a shaking of their minds and hearts occurs. They fight, they squirm, they get very uncomfortable. These are the 'birth pains' of a new believer. Then, a new creature is born. The earth behaves no differently. That which is truly new from God in the coming age will also require a new heaven and a new earth to contain it. As we approach the dawning of a new age, the earth shakes and travails.
Rev 21:1-5 MKJV
(1) And I saw a new heaven and a new earth. For the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. And the sea no longer is.
(4) And God will wipe away all tears from their eyes. And there will be no more death, nor mourning, nor crying out, nor will there be any more pain; for the first things passed away.
(5) And He sitting on the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And He said to me, Write, for these words are true and faithful.
Are you stagnating in your faith? Is anything or anyone moving you? Invite God to shake you.
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Don't Represent a New Creature
Be a New Creature!
The night before the Israelites left Egypt, they were commanded to prepare bread for the journey. It was to be without leaven, for leavened bread took time to rise. Their instructions were to wait for the time to leave, and then leave 'in a hurry'. For that reason, they left their leaven - in Egypt.
Once in the desert, Israel became a symbol of redeemed mankind - free of bondage and the old self. They were a new creature! But, sadly they were only a symbol of a new creature. They still carried their Egyptian desires, ways, habits... They never separated from their flesh to walk in the spirit, and their flesh died in the desert.
We all have the same choice to make. Are we simply going to be Christian by name? By denomination? Is being a Christian simply a call to keep our hands clean? Or are we a New Creature, fully transformed by the Spirit of the Living God, enabled, victorious, positive, proactive, and zealous? Many of us Christians have never seen the gates of hell, and we pat ourselves on the back for our ability to steer clear.
Missed it... didn't we.
The night before the Israelites left Egypt, they were commanded to prepare bread for the journey. It was to be without leaven, for leavened bread took time to rise. Their instructions were to wait for the time to leave, and then leave 'in a hurry'. For that reason, they left their leaven - in Egypt.
Once in the desert, Israel became a symbol of redeemed mankind - free of bondage and the old self. They were a new creature! But, sadly they were only a symbol of a new creature. They still carried their Egyptian desires, ways, habits... They never separated from their flesh to walk in the spirit, and their flesh died in the desert.
We all have the same choice to make. Are we simply going to be Christian by name? By denomination? Is being a Christian simply a call to keep our hands clean? Or are we a New Creature, fully transformed by the Spirit of the Living God, enabled, victorious, positive, proactive, and zealous? Many of us Christians have never seen the gates of hell, and we pat ourselves on the back for our ability to steer clear.
Missed it... didn't we.
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