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Is all New:

If anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! Now is the day of salvation.

—2 Corinthians 5:17, 6:2.

A Christian reader summarized the gospel in seven words: “We are who God says we are.” I like that because it means I am not defined by social or cultural categories such as education, age, finances, sexual identity, political view, body image, Facebook likes, busyness, or even how I feel about myself on a given day. This is true for each one of us. It means we are not defined in terms of what others say we are or even first of all by categories that we might choose. Instead, we are who God our Creator and Father who raised Jesus from the dead say we are.

As believers in Christ, we are part of a new creation. We are all beloved, forgiven, and blessed children of God. God calls us to be His ambassadors; 2 Corinthians 5:20 “Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God”. God’s ambassadors have been “approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel” (1 Thessalonians 2:4). As we go through this world, we represent another Kingdom (John 18:36), and it is our responsibility to reflect the “official position” of heaven. We are in this world, but not of it (John 17:16). God’s ambassadors are to be “as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves” (Matthew 10:16). Empowered by the Holy Spirit, we must take the message of our King to the “ends of the earth” (Acts 1:8), imploring men and women everywhere to be reconciled to God. And in God’s strength we can share this life-giving news with everyone, saying, “Now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation.” We are who God says we are. Halleluiah!

PRAYER

Lord, thank you for making us a new creation in Christ. Let this truth be evident in our lives as we live and share it. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Rev. Isaac G. Y Bangalu Founder & CE

Couples & Singles Network for Christ Initiative

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