We are all familiar with seeing this title in the subject lines of our email boxes. This means, in essence, regarding a former communication. It is a prefix that means something is happening again. With this beautiful Spring weather, and all of the green plants and flowers beginning to grow, I really began to think about these two letters.
There are so many words that begin this way: rebirth, redeem, restore, regrow. We even use quite a few of these words to describe what Jesus does in our lives once we receive Him and give ourselves to Him. They tell about the process He begins at our moment of salvation, to turn us from our old, sinful natures into thriving, new creations.
In the same way, that the plants and trees do not stay dead and brown from the winter, but are slowly changed day by day into the dark green of summer, we too are being slowly changed more and more into Christ’s image.
I have seen oak trees, that I was just positive were completely dead, be in lush, beautiful green by summer. In the same way, no matter how “dead” our former lives may have made us feel, Jesus, by His mighty recreating power can raise us from the dead.
If we allow Him to work in our lives He promises to: reinvigorate, restrengthen, rejuvenate, remember, repurpose, rehabilitate, repair, reclaim, and renew us. And all we have to do is re-pent!
“Do not be conformed by this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.” Romans 12:2
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