The wonderful Word of God tells us
that we are born again the moment we acknowledge that we are
sinners and we accept Jesus Christ into our lives as our personal
Savior. A physical new person is created inside of us and born as a
child of God. The creation of this new person inside of us is no
less miraculous than the creation of the world. Actually, it is
even more so because it now belongs to another world, more glorious
than we can ever imagine.
God created Adam and Eve just
perfect. He lovingly made them, and He was so proud of them. They
were the pinnacle of His creation. They were the reason He made it
all. They were more precious and beautiful to Him than all the
dazzling galaxies above. They were the apple of His eye.
Now when He created the new person
inside of us as part of the second creation, it was by no means
less special than when He created Adam and Eve. Now we are His
valuable children never to leave His side again. The Word says that
there is immense joy in the presence of the angels when one new
person is born again. And who is in the presence of the angels?
Well, God the Father of course. He is so happy. Have you ever seen
a doting father over his newborn child? God is the same, even more
so. He has new children in His home, and they are, once again, the
pinnacle of His creation. To top it all off, He made this new
person perfect in every way-sinless, holy, and full of love.
Let me show you a couple of
Scriptures out of the Word of God that clearly reveal to us that we
as Christians are truly a new creation.
"For we are God's masterpiece.
He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so that we can do the good
things He planned for us long ago" (Ephesians 2:10).
"You must display a new nature
because you are a new person, created in God's likeness-righteous,
holy and true" (Ephesians 4:24).
"What this means is that those
who become Christians become new persons. They are not the same
anymore, for the old life is gone. A new life has begun! All this
newness of life is from God, who brought us back to Himself through
what Christ did" (2 Corinthians 5:17-18).
"For you have been born again.
Your new life did not come from your earthly parents because the
life they gave you will end in death. But this new life will last
forever because it comes from the eternal, living Word of God" (1
Peter 1:23).
"What counts is whether we
really have been changed into new and different people" (Galatians
6:15).
(If you want to read more
verses on this topic, please read 1 Corinthians 15:22; Titus 3:5-7;
Colossians 3:1-3; Hebrews 10:19-20; Galatians 5:16; Romans 6:4,
12:2.)
What an amazing truth about us all.
We are newly created, God's masterpiece, His work of art. O what
joy must have reigned in heaven when the new creation started to
manifest here on earth. O what unspeakable joy! The choice has been
made, and no one can lay his hands on this new person ever again.
The devil and his army are not part of this, and they never will
be. There is nothing they can do to your new creation ever again.
They have lost and are not part of the new. What an exciting
prospect. Discover who you are in this new creation, walk this
exciting journey with God, claim His promises concerning this new
creation and make it your own. It is truly a remarkable journey and
a thrilling one at that. Give over to God and go walk in the
new.
(Excerpt from the book: The
Second Creation - Ilze Henderson)