2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJV)
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”
My apartment has limited kitchen space. The counters are cluttered because there’s just not enough room in the cabinets. I’d been searching for a large cabinet to use as a pantry. I finally stumbled on a great deal. It was free, if I pick it up.
The catch? It was over six feet tall, solid wood, and heavy. Not something I just wheel out to the truck and haul up the apartment stairs. I had to think of another way.
Saturday morning, armed with cordless drills, my daughter and I headed out. It took a little more than an hour, but we dismantled the cabinet piece by piece and loaded it into the truck. Once home, we lugged every part up the stairs. Reassembling it was tricky — the size and weight made it a challenge — but we got it done. Now it stands sturdy, fulfilling its new purpose.
I looked at it now. I was reminded that sometimes we, too, need to be torn down. This is necessary so we can be rebuilt for the purpose God has for us. He is always refining us — always leading us through different seasons as we grow in our relationship with Christ and with ourselves.
If we’ve accepted Jesus as our Lord and Savior, then like that cabinet, we must be remade. With a new purpose.
God has a plan for you. Before the foundations of the world, He knew you and your mission. The only way to truly walk in that calling is to allow Jesus to remake you. Through Christ, you are a new creation — fitted with everything you need to fulfill the purpose He’s designed for you.
As Christians, we have so much through Jesus. Beyond salvation and redemption, we have a future. A purpose. Meaning.
Don’t let that pass you by. Take hold of it. Trust Jesus to remake you in His image.
Typist for Jesus
Scripture Reflection
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature…”
Faith doesn’t just improve us — it remakes us. In Christ, the past no longer defines us. The shame, the failures, the regrets — they’re gone. What remains is the new: a life shaped by grace, filled with purpose, and anchored in hope.
Ask yourself today: What old things am I still holding onto?
Let Christ do the rebuilding. You’re not who you were — you’re who He’s making you to be.
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