In Touch Daily Devotions 25th April 2022 By Dr. Charles Stanley, Monday Message | Read Charles Stanley In Touch Daily Devotions 25th April 2022
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TOPIC: Made New
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE: 2 Corinthians 5:14-21
In Touch Daily Devotions 25th April 2022 MESSAGE
Who doesn’t like something new, especially if the old is ineffective or flawed? Think about a car or appliance that’s beyond repair—and how we yearn for a new one. But even with the impressive technology of today’s latest models, such replacements can’t compare to our greatest need: a new life.
We’re all born with a sin nature that has alienated us from God, blinded our minds to spiritual understanding, enslaved us to sin, and condemned us to eternal punishment. But our heavenly Father stepped into our world through His Son to rescue us, and He offers us an entirely new nature. That is what Jesus meant when He talked about our need to be born again (John 3:1-7).
When we trust in Jesus as our Savior, the Holy Spirit regenerates our spirit and we become new creatures in Christ. The person we were before salvation is gone forever; the new has come and will never leave.
The believer’s spirit has been made new, even though the physical body remains unchanged. But when Jesus returns, our bodies will also be made new, freed from sin and all debilitating consequences. Let’s rejoice in this glorious future that awaits us!
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 2 Kings 10-12
THOUGHT FOR TODAY: Our souls have been made new in Jesus Christ, and when He returns, our bodies will be made new, too.
In Touch Daily Devotions 25th April 2022 By Dr. Charles Stanley. He is the senior pastor of First Baptist Church Atlanta and founder of In Touch Ministries, both located in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Stanley’s heart’s desire is to get the gospel to “as many people as possible, as quickly as possible, as clearly as possible, as irresistibly as possible, through the power of the Holy Spirit to the glory of God. In Touch Daily Devotions 25th April 2022