The Old Has Gone, The New Has Come!

A new year.

Another year has passed, quickly for some, painfully slow for others. Whatever the past year held, both joys and sorrows, it is done. Never can it be reclaimed, nor should we try. What's done is done. The old year has gone, a new one has come.

So it is can be with us.

We can be made new.

I want to speak to those of you who have not yet accepted Jesus Christ as your Savior. If you already have, read on to be reminded of the fantastic changes Christ has made in your life.

If you have not accepted Christ, have not believed that He is the only way to get to heaven, let me ask you this: Is there anything about yourself you'd like to change? Are there any mistakes you've made that you wish could just go away, be forgotten forever? Do you ever wish you could simply start over?

You can.

With God, nothing is impossible.

This thought is found throughout the Bible, but I want to point you to the book of Matthew, chapter 19. If you start reading in verse 16, you see the story of a rich young man who came to Jesus, asking how to be saved. The problem is, he was in love with money. After their conversation, the man walks away, disheartened by Jesus' words, because he didn't want to give up what he had.

That's the lesson most often pointed out in church, but that's not the whole story.

After the man leaves, Jesus explains to His followers how hard it is for a rich man to get into heaven. Now the disciples were pretty dense sometimes (like us), but they understood that rich is a relative term, and started to panic. If it is harder for a rich man to get to heaven than it is for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, they ask, "Who then can be saved."

Christ's answer speaks to us all. He says, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."

We can all start over.

You see, the point is more than just, it's hard for the rich to get to heaven. The point is it is impossible for anyone to get to heaven on their own, through the ways of man. But with God, all things are possible. For the rich and the poor, the good and the bad, you, me, and everyone else.

Everybody can start over. Everybody can be given a clean slate and made into a new creation.

Today could be your day.

If we go back to the book of 2 Corinthians and go down a few verses from the one on the picture above, we come to Chapter 6 verse 2 which says:  I tell you, now is the time of God's favor, now is the day of salvation.

You see, this could be your day.

The old could all pass away, and the new come for you. Today.

Are you ready to be made new?