One of my favorite lines for pot luck dinners is “Please, don’t get new on me”. If you are not known for cooking, please do not make me your science project; I’m good with take-out and store-bought goods. ‘New’ is one of those phrases that can have both good and bad connotations, a new car is one that has never had another owner and hasn’t needed (or missed) required servicing (which has always made me wonder what ‘new car smell’ could be in an air freshener); a new house is one that hasn’t had an owner reside in it (but could and probably has been seen by quite a few people); new shoes may have been tried on by others but have never been ‘worn’ but the best ‘new’ of all, is a new life – an opportunity for a transformed existence.
What’s so great about being new? I’m glad you asked. New is us getting a clean slate; I don’t know about you but I have definitely made several errors (intentional and unintentional) and I appreciate the additional chance (yes, I needed more than a 2nd one). New says to our past, although you are still there, your purpose is different. Past, you used to define who they were and what they can do, now you are a footnote to their story. New is not something we can achieve or earn, new is a gift. New doesn’t necessarily change our circumstances, but it can change how we view our reality (2 Cor. 5:17; Rev. 21:4 and Rom. 8:18 – 21). How about you? Have you been made new? Blessings, Rev. Antoinette
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