What is the defining nature of a Christian?

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.” 2 Corinthians 5:17

When you make a decision for Jesus, you become willing to give up your life for the life of Jesus. You cannot continue to live as you did in the past as a believer. Your old self has died on the cross with Jesus and you are a new creation. In reality, you have been baptized into the death and resurrection of the Son of God.

This transaction with God gives you the gift of eternal life and He places His Spirit to dwell within you. The life of Jesus lives in you and He is your conduit to God. The Spirit will take what belongs to Jesus and give it to you. This will do the work of transforming you into the character of Jesus and will equip you to do His work.

As a believer, you agree to live for God and not for self and to seek the will of God to the best of your ability.

Your life will be filled with prayer, reading and applying the Word of God in your life, and living in oneness with the Spirit. You will dedicate your life around this precept “In Him we live and move and have our being.”

Your thinking patterns and decision making will change and you will see life through the eyes of God. What you valued in the past will disappear as you learn to cherish and praise the Living God.

Your relationship with God will be built on your unyielding faith in His promises and trusting Him for your every need.

Living by faith is believing the Word of God and learning to be obedient to His voice. So when God directs you in a new or different action, you comply without needing a rational explanation.

God is looking for believers who will follow Him without any proof or evidence. Without faith it is impossible to please God!

Religion really has very little to do with your walk with God. It is about your personal relationship with almighty God. As you draw near to God, He will draw near to you.

Thought for the day:

“The foundation of New Testament Christianity is trusting Me for your every need and believing in My promises. The spiritual man or woman never judges Me by the circumstances in their life. They live by the Word of God believing I call things that don’t exist is if they did. Your faith in the Son of God will make you whole.”