A river of Christ

Ephesians 5:24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

What's actually happening to you when you get to know Christ? That is a question that many young people are concerned with, but that is also very important for adult people. It is a question of which we find the answer in the Bible, in several places. But one of the core texts about it, in Ephesians, is that you are dressed with the new human being. That new person created according to the image of God, in true righteousness and truth.

So we must become like Adam and Eve befor the fall. That is of course impossible because sin has infected all of us and we will not get it out of us until we eventually will be in heaven. But it must be our goal. God does not ask us to be legal, God does not ask us to speak in all kinds of languages ​​or to become a preacher. He asks us to take care of the new person.

That new person can be received in His Son, Jesus Christ. When we accept Christ's sacrifice for our sins, new life is created in us. Our soul changes from one moment to another, from desolate to glorified. But we do not live like that yet. There is so much we do, that goes against God's will. It does not belong to the new person. The new human being is directed at God, the new human being is righteous and in truth. The new person does not want to do things that go against God's Word, who wants to take care of the poor, follow Christ in everything.

But we need Him for that. The Spirit of Christ is poured out on us and we can be changed by the Holy Spirit. He will flow into us like a river, a river that is aimed at God. A refreshing river that opens our eyes to sin and raises our eyes to Christ. He will be central and so we ourselves become a river of God's message. People can see it to us. Not so much to our appearance, but to our inner and what message we have for the world! Thus we may be a river of God's mercy, because that river is poured into us. That's the new person. Delicious yet to be and to be!

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