This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! 2 Corinthians 5:17 (New Living Translation)Slice of Infinity Snippets:
To the one who has been united with Christ, the daily indwelling of God is a gift. Within our experience of time, the message of the gospel is all the more transformational, Christ is our moral influence daily, and through the Holy Spirit we are being further transformed into his image. But this kind of transformation is neither the dramatic change we often hope for, nor the steady linear progression we might expect. Like Paul himself, we find ourselves doing the things we don’t want to do, falling back into mindsets that need to be renewed, imitating a broken world more than we imitate Christ. Transformation at these times seems far less like Lazarus rising from the grave and more like a would-be butterfly refusing to come out of its cocoon.
But even here, Christ is surely near, the eternal urging us to see the potential in this very moment. Whether we make our bed in the depths, whether we fall repeatedly or seem to be moving backward, God is both near and at work. In the experience of time before us is the radical promise of transformation and the gift of looking glory full in the face. By the power of the Spirit, God takes the most wretched of creatures and changes him into the likeness of Christ, the most beautiful creature. Whether time is flying or standing still, for the worst of us,..., this is indeed good news.
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One way to experience God in your life is through service to others. May we start / continue to make space for unbelievers in our lives. This is as easy as saying hi or dropping someone a note and as difficult as inviting them over to your home.
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