Faith in Jesus Saves

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Southeast Christian Church

Dec 2, 2022

When we start living from the identity that we are a new creation in Jesus, not from anything we've done or anything we could do, that's when families, homes, neighborhoods, workplaces, and schools are transformed around us as we are personally transformed. When we live out of this identity is when the humbled are exalted and the broken are cared for and surrounded by community. It's when the person who feels alone and unseen comes to know how dearly loved they are and how purposeful their life is in the eyes of their heavenly Father and in the eyes of their brothers and sisters around them. None of this is accomplished through simple willpower or our own action. It's all through the power of Jesus and his Spirit within us that breathes life into our bodies.

We are all made in the very image of a purposefully creative and life-giving God who wants to breathe life into you over and over again, no matter what you're facing. John 1:5 says, “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” Just as God spoke in the beginning and light flooded the world, and Jesus stepped into his own creation light flooded the darkness; that light will always shine through the darkness. The light wants to transform and heal. It's a light that wants to shine on you and remind you of your purpose in life.

The light will always shine through the darkness and there's coming a day when, very purposefully and intentionally, all darkness will be eradicated from God's good imperfect world as he ushers those in him into perfect new creation and a completely fulfilled life.

Reflection/Discussion Question: Do you find yourself living your life in a way that indicates you know you are a new creation in Jesus?

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