“Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.” (Psalm 51:10 NKJV)
Create means to “make something out of nothing.” When we are born again, God makes us a new creation. He gives us a new seed; we are born again of incorruptible seed, the seed of His new life.
Notice that the Word says “new” life—not second-hand or renovated or revamped—BUT ENTIRELY NEW! God never said to Himself, “Well, here I’ve got Me a sinner. I think I’ll just throw on a new cover, sort of like renovating a mattress!” We’re not like a “renovated mattress,” but we have, instead, a brand-new life inside!
Because we have that new creation within, we can have a renewed spirit. Our mind, conscience, will and intellect can be renewed daily with God’s Word. We can live in our new nature, rather than our old.
Make this daily decision: “Will I live in the old man, or will I live in the new man?” Today let’s crucify the old man and decide to live in the newness of Christ’s life.
Dear Heavenly Father,
We thank You that, as born-again Christians, we have new man inside us. We do not have to live in the old man. We make the choice to live in the newness of life.
In Jesus’s Name,
Amen.
