A New Creation

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has gone the new has come.” 2 Corinthians 5:17 I was born as a Cree person, and I am very proud of who I am. I was raised by my mom and dad with values and virtues. There has been a lot of talk lately about “finding yourself” in order to be healed. I was never healed because of who I was, but by the saving grace of God, the Creator, who through His Son Jesus Christ, saved me from eternal separation from God. God gave me a new living hope and transformed me from within. I let go of the old nature, but I didn’t lose my identity as a Native person when I came to Christ. In the Word of God, I am called a new creation. This verse does not say I am no longer a Cree person who must give up his language and identity. God starts dealing with the sin in my life and helps me live according to His design and purpose. This will never stop until the day the Lord returns, or I am called home to be with the Lord forever. 2 Corinthians 5:17 above talks about God giving me a new life because I have put my faith in Jesus Christ. Acts 4:12 says, “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.” God changed my life, internally and externally, and set me apart for His glory. In becoming a new creation, the Holy Spirit leads, guides and teaches us through the Word of God. We learn to live our lives holy unto the Lord and He sets us apart for His glory to represent Him, and to honor Him with our lives. — Ken Mitsuing   Council Fire is a collaboration with Intertribal Life Ministries and Native Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. The Council Fire Daily Devotional Book Set is available on the Intertribal Life Ministries website. Learn more about Council Fire at councilfire365.org