The New Me

Daily writing promptIf you could be someone else for a day, who would you be, and why?View all responses

I’m learning to be a new me, not just for a day, but forever. “You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.” (Ephesians 4:22-24)

I represent another government than the country I reside in. I serve as an ambassador for a King and a government that isn’t the government where I live. The government is the kingdom of God, and the King is Jesus. I’m an ambassador for Christ. My commission is stated in 2 Corinthians 5:20.

When people have been born from above (born again), they have the ability to see beyond human governments and to recognize and surrender to the invisible inner government of God. (John 3:3) They can say that God “has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom” (government) of King Jesus.” (Colossians 1:13) Their “citizenship is in Heaven.” (Philippians 3:20) Regardless of what their passport says, Christians are called to stay focused on and obedient to the kingdom of God (God’s invisible inner government).

When the government of God is allowed to actively operate in and through people’s lives, it’s often called a revival or a great awakening. In reality it is people surrendering their daily lives to the Kingship and direct inner governance of the risen Jesus. Jesus calls it “the kingdom of God.” When God’s government is allowed to fully rule in human hearts, it will work its way like yeast through all their thoughts, desires, feelings, and behaviors, transforming them into contagious carriers of Christ’s presence, salt, and light. (Matthew 5:13-16)

Christians who are scared when God the Holy Spirit begins to take control of a meeting and disrupt the religious program will probably be very uncomfortable in Heaven where God is in full control! Now is the time to get used to be led by the Spirit (Romans 8:14) and to learn to overflow with the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 4:22-23) and the gifts of the Spirit. (1 Corinthians 14:1)

“He who did not spare His own Son, but gave Him up for us all—how will He not also, along with Him, graciously give us all things?” (Romans 8:32)

Gifts of the Spirit

Let Christ in you
Begin to do
What He wants to
To make you new
And to lead you
By His Spirit.

Look beyond your routine
And behold the unseen.
Begin to daily lean
And rely on Jesus.
Let Him make your heart clean
And your spirit pristine.