And it is not just for the nice weather, the promise of summer around the corner. There has been something tantalizing about the thought of a new and fresh start. About the brown grass turning green and flowers blooming.
It has reminded me of such a precious truth. That the Lord didn't just take our old, sinful selves and stick a couple of band-aids on the especially offense parts, or simply cover over the grime with a coat of paint. No, those who are in Christ is a new creation. Before, we were dead in our trespasses and sins. Yet now in Him, there is life and light. And what joy for those whose hope is in the Lord!
"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to
Himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;"
2 Corinthians 5:17-18
