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NEW LIFE IN JESUS CHRIST
Paul Dhinakaran
Dearly beloved,
The Lord Jesus makes all things new.
Most of the time, one easily sins through a very flexible organ of the body-the tongue. The Bible says,
Out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks (Matthew 12:34).
To keep your tongue from evil, you have to keep your heart clean. One cant have evil inside and speak good things on the exterior. The Bible exhorts us to keep a treasure of good things in our heart so that our words will also be good (Matthew 12:35).
The Scripture speaks so much about ones tongue because it can easily defile a man. The Bible says in Matthew 15:18, "The things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these make a man unclean.
But whatever may be your condition, my friend, the Lord Jesus Christ can cleanse you and set you free. That is the power of His blood! In 1 John 1:7, the Bible says, The blood of Jesus, His Son, purifies us from all sin. When the blood of Christ cleanses you, you become a new creation. This is what the Bible says in 2 Corinthians 5:17: If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
One Sunday in Chicago, some professional baseball players were leaving a saloon when they saw a crowd gathered on the footpath. They were watching a gospel preaching team from the Pacific Garden Mission as they played instruments, sang hymns and testified of Christs power to save. Harry Monroe, the chief of the mission, gave a brief message.
One of the men was deeply moved as boyhood memories raced through his mind. He was reminded of his godly mother praying for him and the old church he had attended. With tears in his eyes, he said, Boys, Im going to turn from my sin and come to Christ. I guess its hard for you to understand, but weve come to a parting of the ways. Some mocked him, while others stood in stunned silence.
The young man went to the Mission and there called upon God for mercy. Later he testified, I walked out of my sins into the outstretched arms of the Saviour. I instantly became a new creature in Him! That ballplayers name was Billy Sunday.
Friend, the same Lord can change you too and give you a brand new life.
When a man receives the salvation of Christ and begins to live in Him, his life will change forever. His old sinful nature will disappear and He shall partake of the divine nature of Christ. He will be transformed into His likeness!
Prayer:
Loving Lord Jesus,
I receive Your gift of salvation and yield myself to live a new life in You. Please cleanse me with Your precious blood and change me into a new person. Help me to guard my thoughts and speak words of blessing. May I rejoice in Your salvation which gives me the hope of eternal life.
In Your matchless name I pray,
Amen.