Walking into the new life Christ
gives requires hard work! The moment we are born again we become new
creatures with new minds. However our old nature still exists. How old were you
when you came to Christ? Then that many years of your old sinful nature were programmed
into your mind when you started walking with Christ. This, along with the fact
that most don’t get serious about our relationship with Jesus until many years
after we are born again, means living this new life will be difficult.
Therefore in every person the old nature has some advantage due
to longevity and familiarity. But because
we have been born again the same God who raised Christ from the dead is living
in us. The power to triumph is in us. Now we
must yield to Him. Constant Bible study, prayer, meditation, and watching our
influences are vital. Can this be hard? Yes. Is knowing Christ more and overcoming bondage worth the work?
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