When a person is born again there is a monumental change in that very instant. We may still look the same, feel the same, struggle with the same circumstances, physical or economic conditions, but EVERYTHING has changed! In the instant we believe and confess, we are birthed into a new place of “LIVING HOPE”! We are told in 1 Peter 1:3 (NIV) “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead”. We remain positioned here but only for a moment more, with one foot in a world filled with hopelessness with the other foot in a world of living hope! Isaiah 43:1 proclaims: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; YOU ARE MINE!” No longer orphaned in hopelessness, Our God and Father calls to us by name! The LORD is risen INDEED! Hallelujah! And so shall we.
A serious pursuit of godliness requires an equally serious renunciation of worldliness. Too often, we measure spirituality with false scales. While being wisely selective with our public vices we are less so with our private attitudes and perspectives. In reality, it is the thoughts and intents of the heart where the greatest battles must be waged; our actions will ultimately align with the condition of our hearts. Lord God, You know me inside out, You are not fooled by human facades. Plow my heart with Your Word and Spirit and leave nothing unturned. Refresh my inward man that I may outwardly glorify You in all places at all times.
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