A New Creation

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So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; look, new things have come into being! 2 Corinthians 5:17

Though I have read this very many times, I have noticed something different this time around. There is a certainty, a sureness, a definitiveness to it. It is a given that newness comes with those who are in Christ. We can count on it. We can be confident that we are being renewed day by day through our Lord and Savior.

The turning of the calendar to a new year does not necessarily dictate or determine a fresh start. But being in Christ assures us of it. Forgiven and freed through the death and resurrection of Christ and through the cleansing waters of Baptism, we are made new each morning to live our lives in and through Christ, to become more and more like him.

So don’t give up. God always gives us another chance. So in essence, every day is like New Year’s Day in the kingdom of God.

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