In this new year, it is good to remind ourselves of what has been deposited in us. God in His infinite kindness towards us in Christ Jesus, has Himself come to dwell in us. He has become our inheritance. We have the seed of eternal life planted in us. He has given us a new heart and a new spirit.
These things become all the more precious when we think of the people of Israel. Yes they were brought out of Egypt with a mighty arm and with great signs and wonders. Yes, they literally saw the hand of God guiding them by cloud and by fire. God was present in their midst, even though they did not receive the benefit of it in a spiritual sense. After all these benefits, their only security was if they continued to obey His commandments. If they disobeyed, they were even warned that they would be taken by ships back to Egypt. In other words, they would lose all that they had gained. Everything depended on their decision to continue to obey. And they miserably failed. However out of the belly of their failure, came out the One who would conquer sin and death. Yes, while we were still dead in our sins and trespasses, HE MADE US ALIVE. We are together with Him in the heavenly places. We have been given a new heart, meaning that it is now desirous to obey. What a glorious salvation! What a hope-filled future! BECAUSE HE LIVES, I LIVE. Hallelujah! He makes everything new.
These things become all the more precious when we think of the people of Israel. Yes they were brought out of Egypt with a mighty arm and with great signs and wonders. Yes, they literally saw the hand of God guiding them by cloud and by fire. God was present in their midst, even though they did not receive the benefit of it in a spiritual sense. After all these benefits, their only security was if they continued to obey His commandments. If they disobeyed, they were even warned that they would be taken by ships back to Egypt. In other words, they would lose all that they had gained. Everything depended on their decision to continue to obey. And they miserably failed. However out of the belly of their failure, came out the One who would conquer sin and death. Yes, while we were still dead in our sins and trespasses, HE MADE US ALIVE. We are together with Him in the heavenly places. We have been given a new heart, meaning that it is now desirous to obey. What a glorious salvation! What a hope-filled future! BECAUSE HE LIVES, I LIVE. Hallelujah! He makes everything new.
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