New Walk
(Ephesians 4:17)
“I want to change according to the Lord’s will, but it is really heard. I strive to give up my self-centered ways, yet I keep falling. What does the Lord think of me? Am I hopeless?”
1. Efforts for Change
No, you are failing. The Lord fully understands your heart’s struggles to transform into the image He desires. The Lord rejoices your struggle to rise again and continue to move towards Him even if you fall ten times a day. This is because you are responding to the Gospel that the Lord has bestowed through His sacrifice. We, who were once dead in sin, have been brought to life by the Lord’s sacrifice. Therefore, it is only natural that we strive not to return to our previous life of death.
2. New Cognitive System
When we were born again, we acquired a new nature. This transformation does not mean that God’s nature was simply added to our original nature; rather our old nature has disappeared and a new nature has emerged. The change we should undergo as Christians does not merely involve adding new elements to the cognitive system we had before we were born again. Instead, at the moment of being born again, our previous cognitive system disappeared, a new one was established, and it is upon this foundation that continuous change occurs.
3. Guided Today
Even if the judgments and decisions of unbelievers may seem rational, their plans and actions inevitably result in futile outcomes. This is because their very standards are flawed. We must not walk as unbelievers do in the futility of their mind. The Lord leads us into eternal happiness, ensuring our walk is not futile. Let us no longer cling to the old mind system we held before believing, but receive the guidance of the Lord who leads us today.
June 30, 2024
Overseer Sung-Hyun Kim
