I'm a New Creation! 2 Corinthians 5:16-21

Nothing was ever quite good enough for the old man. So he often “improved” items by adding a few new parts. There was the wire running from the TV across the living room, and dangling a speaker next to his chair, so he didn’t have to walk across the room to turn it up (if only he could have invented a remote back then). Extra handles on his old boat made it easier to transport. And, of course, some of you would remember his old van. Chalk it up to creativity or “hillbilly ingenuity,” but there were few things dad couldn’t improve upon. Though, they might not have looked better when he was finished (I’m thinking specifically of the van). When it comes to our Heavenly Father, though, his plan for us isn’t just to cobble on a few spare parts—glue a little holiness on here or weld on some forgiveness over there. No, instead, God calls us his “New Creation!” Paul declares in 2 Corinthians 5:17, “The old has passed away, the new has come!” You are not someone God merely repaired or refashioned. You are recreated brand-new! And not just you, but everyone who accepts his Son’s gift.