A New Creation

A New Creation

We do not weep over our sin because we do not know how much we are forgiven. We do not realize how much we have been forgiven because we do not realize the abomination and depravity of sin. We do not realize the depravity of sin because we do not know the character of God.

For me loving God more means to realize how spiritually depraved I had been because of sin. It starts with the Character of God. I look at the character of God and realize that I was none of those things prior to becoming a new creation, which I became by the grace of God. Then I realized what my sin justly deserves. My sin deserves the full just wrath of God. I realize how depraved I am, and I realize how much Jesus Christ forgave me. All of this taught me that I am a wretch and only saved by the grace of God. I'm going to heaven not on the merit of myself, because there was none, but on the merit of another; Jesus Christ!

As a new creation God took the heart of stone and put in a heart of flesh. I began to seek my Lord. The heart of flesh that God gave me desired things other than sin. I now desire the things of God. Not only did I begin to desire new things, which I never desired before, but I began hate and abhor the things I used to love. I began to hate the sin I once loved and love the very things I hated, which are the things God loves. Hence the idea of becoming a new creature; it's like being transformed from a caterpillar to a butterfly.

Let me take time to clear a few misconceptions. This does no mean I will never sin again. God changes my heart but I still have to be transformed by the renewing of my mind. You see, the habits still remain. I must destroy the habits I hate. From time to time I may fail, perhaps often. But one thing is sure; if you were to look at the full course of my life you will see that I follow Jesus Christ. I strive to imitate him every day. I may fall and stumble many times trying to follow Christ. Perhaps the scares will always remain with me. I know that one day I will see my savior! I will share with him in his resurrection because I shared with him in his death!

In His Hands

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