There is a major part to the Christian belief system that tends to get past some; well....maybe all of us. That would be the truth, the fact, that in Christ we are new day by day. Oh how we struggle to live this out.
At County Fairs some have a competition called a Tractor Pull. One by one, each tractor is at the starting line pulling a cart with weights that transition into a heavier load as the trek progresses. Eventually, the tractor stops in its tracks because it can no longer pull the load. The one that travels the greatest length gets the trophy.
Our daily walk is sometimes just like a Tractor Pull. The further into the day, the heavier the load until we are shut down in our tracks. God is very much aware of our dilemma and is devoted to its reversal.
If God is anything, He is all about new, renewal, renewing. Bible expression and confirmation is there for a reason. He knows we will experience deep stress and provides a way out. This isn't just church chatter. This is to be life...your life...my life...renewed life...day after day.
Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day (II Cor. 4:16).
Therefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come (II Cor. 5:17).
It is for this very reason that Jesus called for our new beginning by being born again. Such isn't a church doctrine as much as it is designed to restart our engines when we do more sputtering than effectively moving forward. Renewal...it's a daily thing...so look toward it. Experience it. And tomorrow? Start all over...new...again!
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