A New Way to Live

So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer: Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:The old has gone, the new is here! (2 Corinthians 5:1-17)

Sometimes, after having been sick with the flu or perhaps down with a chronic pain, we wake one morning and find that we feel so much better. Our stomach isn't doing flip-flops or that painful ankle seems to be functioning perfect once again. We feel new and fresh. It always feels great to feel good once again. Can you relate? Have you ever experienced this renewed feeling?

There is a similar feeling, only even more powerful, when we accept Christ into our lives. There is an Easter morning feel to things. There is a joy, a new outlook on life. There is freedom and clarity and a sense of "I'm not alone." And all this is true. Recognizing Jesus is our Savior awakens a new life, a guilt free way to live. Do you know this feeling?

Easter morning is the start of something new. Perhaps for some it was a reminder of our forgiven state, of how much we are loved. For others, new to the faith, it may be one of many 'firsts' we experience. A fresh new life is there for the taking. Because He Lives, we can claim our place at His side in eternity. Because He Lives, we do too.

God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. (2 Corinthians 5:21)
2 Corinthians 5:16-21