“Gone is the Old”

1 Corinthians 5:7-8
Christ, our Passover Lamb, has been sacrificed for us.
So let us celebrate the festival, not by eating the old bread
of wickedness and evil, but by eating the new bread of purity and truth. (NLT)

The LORD our God calls us to rejoice and celebrate the new life He has so graciously given us
(1 Thessalonians 5:16-18). He calls us to discard our old ways of living and clothe ourselves in Christ so we can live these new lives with sincerity and truth (2 Corinthians 5:17). What a marvelous opportunity this is, my friends; that we are able to start afresh without the terrible punishment we deserve for all those ungodly and rebellious acts we once indulged in against our holy God and Creator. What joy you will experience when knowing that your sins have been forgiven and are no longer held against you! What a peace it will bring you knowing that the God of all creation has written your name in the Book of Life so that you will not be condemned for eternity. And when you embrace these truths about our living God you will want to walk boldly with confidence spreading the Good News of our Lord Jesus Christ, which will forever change one life at a time—just as it did for you. Come alive, my friends, and surrender your life to the LORD Jesus. Ask Him to forgive your rebellion and clean up the mess it caused, and He will immediately put His Holy Spirit to work in your heart, transforming you from the inside out (Colossians 3:9, 10). And when this happens, He will give you an entirely new vision of the life that your incredibly awesome God has so graciously given unto you.

A Whisper of Hope
Rejoice and celebrate, My child…for I have given My all so that you could find new life in Me. And the new life I offer you is not of this world; it is a life that honors Me, your Creator. This new life in Me is worth living—a life that is filled with hope and joy. It is a life that no only can take from you. for this new life brings you and I together as one; a union like no other!

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18)
Rejoice always; pray without ceasing;
in everything give thanks; for this is
God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. (NASB)

2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature;
the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. (NASB)

Colossians 3:9, 10
…for you have stripped off your old evil nature and all its wicked deeds. In its place you have clothed yourselves with a brand-new nature that is continually being renewed as you learn more and more about Christ, who created this new nature within you. (NLT)