THE UPPER ROOM DAILY DEVOTIONAL 23 AUGUST 2024, FRIDAY MESSAGE
TOPIC: New Creation
Today’s Reading
2 Corinthians 5:16-21
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So then, if anyone is in Christ, that person is part of the new creation. The old things have gone away, and look, new things have arrived! – 2 Corinthians 5:17 (CEB)
TODAY’S MESSAGE
Today’s quoted verse helps me know I am forgiven of my past sins and mistakes. Though I had shared the good news of Christ with my brother, for a long time he could not accept the forgiveness of Jesus. Many times I told him that Jesus loves him, and he would say, “A wicked man like me? Your Jesus must be desperate.” My brother could not believe that Jesus would love a thief and a drug addict.
This had been going on for some time. I had been praying for him nonstop. One day while meditating on 2 Corinthians 5:17, I went to my brother and explained to him that in Christ, the old is gone. His face brightened. He received Jesus as Lord of his life. I have kept reminding my brother that the old has gone and his sins have been forgiven and will not be remembered anymore (see Isa. 43:25).
Today my brother is active in church, and he is full of life. He is off drugs and is dealing with his addiction step by step. Glory to Jesus. Knowing that we are new creations in Christ gives us confidence to approach God’s throne of grace. We can lay aside our guilt and worship God freely without any condemnation.
Today’s Prayer
Thank you, Lord, for the new life we have in you. Thank you for forgiving our sins. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Thought for the Day
My sins are forgiven and will not be remembered anymore.
Prayer Focus
People dealing with addiction
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The Upper Room Daily Devotional 22 August 2024 Message. The Upper Room is a daily devotional magazine published in more than 30 languages and 100 countries around the world. The daily meditations are written by readers of the magazine and others interested in sharing their faith experiences through writing—both laity and clergy, published authors and new writers. The meditations are stories of real people working to live faithfully with the Bible as their touchstone. Every day, readers of The Upper Room around the world read the same story in many different languages and pray the same prayer together. Read More
