Made New

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: the old has gone, the new is here! 2 Corinthians 5:17

Dear Friends,

What a beautiful promise this is! If we are in Christ, we are made new! But what does that mean exactly? It means that our lives are no longer lived for worldly things, but instead for eternal things, the things of Christ. The "old" is our selfishness, our self-promotion, and self-justification. The "new" looks to Christ, not self.

Sometimes, I read this verse and think, "I don't feel made new." I keep sinning- some sins over and over. Shouldn't that stop if I'm a new creation? There is a difference in continuing to sin and living in sin. We are going to sin.  We're human. Only One Man lived without sin. When we accept Jesus, we begin to be sanctified through Him, and in that as we become more mature Christians we will sin less and less. We are works in progress. As believers in Christ, when God looks at us, He sees Jesus' righteousness, not our sin. Isn't that amazing? Jesus has done so much for us. He has made us clean. He has made us new. Thank You, Lord Jesus, thank You!!

For the page, I used the brand new Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps set called, you guessed it, Made New. Don't you just love the butterflies? It is the February Stamp of the Month, free with a $75 order! I used distress oxides for the background.

Have a blessed week! Andrea