Pastor W. F. Kumuyi Daily Devotional — HIGHER EVERYDAY 11 JANUARY 2023 – Topic: A BRAND NEW YOU

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WEDNESDAY JANUARY 11,2022

A BRAND NEW YOU

MEMORY VERSE: Therefore if any man be in Christ is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold all things are become new” (2 CORINTHIANS 5:17).

TEXT: 2 CORINTHIANS 5:17-20.

Before Augustine became a Christian in the late 300’s AD, he was a wild and immoral young man. Walking in a street one day, a prostitute called out to him, but he kept on walking. She caught him, turned him around and said, “Augustine, don’t you know who I am?” Then he replied and said, “I do.” He further said, “But you don’t know who I am. The Augustine you knew is dead.” Augustine made the lady to know that he was dead to sin and couldn’t commit it any longer, being a new creature in Christ.

When God forgives a person, He changes his life entirely. The proof of our encounter with God is a complete transformation from sinful ways to a life that is holy and morally upright. You too can experience a brand-new life. You can move from addiction to freedom, from bondage to liberty, from dullness to brilliance, from shame to fame. God’s promise for you is a new life devoid of sin. A song writer said, “If you say, you love the Saviour…Prove it by the life you live”.

In the Old Testament, when King Solomon completed the temple in Jerusalem, the glory of God filled the whole place at its dedication. Just as King Solomon painstakingly ensured the provision of the best materials for God’s temple, so are we wonderfully made by God for His dwelling. We must preserve and present our bodies as holy temples for His use.

As God’s temples, we are peculiar people because He resides in us. God is holiness personified. Knowing this makes us to keep away from sin as it does not glorify Him. As youths, nothing pleases God more than seeing us live a life of holiness as this qualifies us for heaven. The way you talk, the things you eat or drink, what you put on, and what you do with your body show whether you honour God or you are toying with His temple. The question today is: Are you defiling the temple of God or are you keeping it holy for His glory? Let people see Jesus in you.

QUOTE: Move from addiction to freedom

CHALLENGE: Possess a brand new life for the New Year.

PRAYER FOR TODAY: Oh God, give me a brand-new life, in Jesus’ name

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