"Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come." 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV)
In his letter to the Christians in Corinth, the Apostle Paul wrote that if anyone believed in Christ, they were changed. They would act, speak, and think differently. They would no longer behave as they used to do because their "old" self was gone and a "new" person had taken its place.
Most of us want a change in our lives in the new year. Most of us will make a "new year's resolution" to change one small area of our life, and most of us will have given up on it by the end of January. What we really need to do is make a major change in our lives. Lost non-believing sinners need to accept Christ, and back-sliding believers need to pray for forgiveness, a clean heart, and a right spirit. (Psalms 51:9-11) Once we accept Christ as our personal savior, we receive the indwelling of The Holy Spirit, and we are changed. We develop a Christian conscience, and our lives will never be the same. Unfortunately, we still choose to sin, on occasion, due to our yielding to our sinful nature. However, we will enjoy our sins less because we know that every sin is a sin against God, and we feel guilty afterwards. (Psalms 51:4) It is only possible to really enjoy the joy in our life and the joy of our salvation when we have a right relationship and right fellowship with God. So, get it right in the new year and start now.
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