Friday 22 Jul 2022

July 22: 2 Corinthians 5:14-17

Key Verse: 2 Corinthians 5:16
So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.

Devotion:
Once we take on the belief Jesus died for us we should be able to reconcile we have all effectively paid for our sins through death. He gave His life once for all of us so we would not have to pay with our own lives. Yes, we still face a physical death at the end of our earthly lives, but after that we join Jesus in Heaven for our eternal lives!

So once we get our heads round this and accept we no longer have to fear our physical deaths we are no longer bound by that death. We no longer have to judge ourselves or anyone else by what they have done in the past – only Christ can be the judge because He has given His life in our stead – He paid for our lives with His own death.

If we can accept Christ has paid for our lives, then we should be able to accept He has paid for our fellow Christians lives; and if He has paid for our lives, then we no longer are bound by the sins we have done in the past because they have been paid for once and for all by our perfect Sacrifice!

Put aside your old lives and live a new life with Christ. No longer do you have to be bound by anything the world has against us or anything we owe the world; once we die physically, we will be with Christ in Heaven eternally. So why not change your own life so it can be closer to the life Jesus led here on earth; why not put aside the sins of the old life and take on the mantle of this new life with Christ...

Points to Ponder:
Have you accepted Christ gave His life for you?

Will you stop holding other people’s lives against them?