A New Life
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood,
an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should
shew forth the praises of him who hath called you
out of darkness into his marvellous light (1 Peter 2:9).
A literal interpretation of our opening verse
would mean that the new creation is one
who was called out of darkness into God’s marvellous
light, meaning he had a past of darkness. This, however,
isn’t true, because the new creation never existed
before, and therefore couldn’t have a past. He has a new life.
The idea of the new creation having a past is
mostly common amongst believers who merely see
the Christian as “a sinner saved by grace”; one who
was once under the power of Satan, but now free to
serve God. However, as you grow in the knowledge
of the Word of God, you’ll discover that being born
again, you’re not one who was taken from the hands
of Satan and delivered into the hands of God; you’re
actually a new creation. You’re not the man that was
in darkness; that man actually died with Christ. You
were born into His marvellous light.
Acts 13:33 tells us something beautiful; it reads,
“God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in
that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written
in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I
begotten thee.” God didn’t say, “Thou art my Son, this
day have I raised thee back to life” no; rather, He said,
“This day, I have given birth to you (begotten thee).”
When Jesus died, He died in the spirit; that’s why He’s
called the first begotten from the dead (Revelation 1:5),
not the first to be raised from the dead. When He was
raised from the dead, He was raised a new creation.
2 Corinthians 5:17 says, “…if any man be in
Christ, he is a new creature...” You’re a new species—
recreated in Christ Jesus and brought into a newness
of life: “Therefore we are buried with him by baptism
into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the
dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should
walk in newness of life” (Romans 6:4).
Confession
My life is one of glory and excellence, because I’m a new
creation in Christ Jesus! I walk in the glory and light of God,
having been born into a newness of life. I live in the immeasurable
and unlimited grace and mercies of God. Hallelujah!
Further study:
Proverbs 20:27; 2 Corinthians 4:16; 1 Peter 3:3-4
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Mark 9:1-32
Numbers 6-8
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Matthew 19:1-12
exodus 10