I stay in an eternal wow continually concerning what took place on that old cross through Christ’s death and resurrection for all who would come to Him through repentance and faith in His finished work on that old cross. Thought I would share some of my wow with each of you, though I know it goes deeper and there is way more to understand in an experiential way. Still, Worthy is the Lamb Alone, who took to the cross for the very least of the world!
New covenant, new life: Transformed into new living creations/born again. (John 3)
1: We have forgiveness of our sins (past, present, and future), through Christ’s death, and approved by God, by Him resurrecting Christ from the grave! (Ephesians 1:7)
2. Born anew into new creations, the Holy Spirit indwells us! (John 3)
3: God the creator of the heavens and the earth becomes our heavenly Father. (Galatians 4:6)
4: Christ’s Righteousness covers us like a robe. His sinless life is now accredited to us through Him, through the switch/transaction that took place on that old cross. (2 Corinthians 5:21)
5: Our old man/woman was crucified on the cross with Christ (spiritually speaking) in the past tense. That old sinner who couldn’t obey God, blinded by the gods/demons of this world and sin, is no more. (Galatians 2:20)
6: The Holy Spirit fights against our flesh! Praise God! (Galatians 5:17)
7: We are each given a new heart. The old one was deceitful. Who could trust it? (Ezekiel 36:26)
8: We are each given a new spirit. The old one was a slave to sin and the ways of the world. (Ezekiel 36:26)
9: Again, the very Holy Spirit of God comes to live within us, sealing us, and empowering us to live lives pleasing to God our Father as we surrender to the Holy Spirit and not our flesh! Thus, us allowing Him to create Christ’s likeness within us. (Galatians 5, Ephesians 1:13)
10: We can pray to our Heavenly Father throughout every day, through Christ concerning all things. (Hebrews 4:15-16, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18)
11: Our mind can be renewed, and we become more and more transformed into the imagine of Christ as we partake of the Word and obey it as the Holy Spirit teaches it to us, and as we act on the truth through His empowering. (Romans 12:2)
12: We have authority through Christ, in the very name of Christ, against our spiritual foes. (Acts 8:7, Ephesians 6:12)
13: We, through Christ, have a new eternal destination, through Christ. Christ is our salvation. (Ephesians 1:7, John 14:6)
Christ becomes our life for real, as we walk this earth as we learn our identity in Christ, through the Word and staying in step with the Holy Spirit. All this because of what took place on that old cross. Christ work alone is truly a wow eternally!