John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him."







Monday, April 1, 2013

HE MADE YOU NEW!

David Wilkerson Today
A Ministry of World Challenge

MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2013

HE MADE YOU NEW!
by Gary Wilkerson


Have you been set free? You probably think, “Of course! I’ve been washed,
redeemed, made holy by Jesus, and I live for Him. ”

Now here’s a follow-up question: Does your everyday life reflect the glorious
freedom you have just described? Would your friends, your spouse, your children
say you’ve been set free? Or are you like multitudes of Christians who feel
they are on a spiritual seesaw? Is your walk with Christ continually up and
down, seemingly spiritual one moment and carnal the next?

We accept by faith the great truths about Jesus’ work for us—salvation,
redemption, sanctification, deliverance. Yet for many of us, these are
“spiritual truths” that exist in another world. We sing and rejoice at
church each week over what Jesus has done for us—but is His gift of freedom a
reality in our daily lives?

At times we all struggle to remain pure in thoughts and actions. Maybe this
week you said something unkind to your spouse and you have been stewing,
“What’s wrong with me? Why can’t I be a blessing in my marriage?”

Whenever we fail in our walk with God, we wonder, “Has God really set me
free?” Perhaps at times you even question your salvation. Friend, that
isn’t freedom. So what does it mean to really be set free in Christ? The
first evidence of this comes from Jesus, who says, “Which of you by being
anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? . . . Seek first the kingdom
of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you”
(Matthew 6:27, 33, ESV).

Christ offers the same words to all of us who fret about our spiritual lives:
Do not be anxious! It does not matter how broken down you feel about your walk
with Him. He declares, “You are a new creation” (see 2 Corinthians 5:17).
The moment you chose to follow Jesus, He made you new—and that never changes.
Even when you think you have strayed too far, Jesus says the opposite:
“Don’t be anxious. I have provided everything for you to have fellowship
with Me.”





Read this devotion online: http://www.worldchallenge.org/en/node/22281?src=devo-email


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