And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Galatians 5:24 (NKJV) If you’ve given your life to Christ, you are a new creation. However, this Christian life is a faith life. You need to believe you’re a new creation to experience all the benefits of being one. Over the past few days we’ve been talking about truths we all need to discover in God’s Word to walk out this new creation life. Specifically, we need to understand that God’s power is in us, Christ is in us, and God works through us. Today, let’s cover one more truth to understand. You need to see that your old nature is gone, along with its inability to overcome old passions and …

Such is the reliance and confidence that we have through Christ toward and with reference to God. Not that we are fit…to claim or count anything as coming from us, but our power and ability and sufficiency are from God. 2 Corinthians 3:4–5 (AMPC) We’ve been on a series in our devotions this week, talking about how to live as the new creations we are in Christ. We’ve discussed how we need to look into the mirror of God’s Word to see our true reflection, and that there are specific things to look for as we study God’s Word. For one, we need to see that God’s power is in us. We also need to see that Christ is in us. Today I’d like to …

I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20 (NIV) Over the past few days we’ve been talking about how to discover who you really are—the new creation you are in Christ. We’ve discussed how you need to look into the accurate mirror of God’s Word to see your true reflection. But what should you look for specifically? One of the things you need to see in God’s Word is how Christ is in you. You might be thinking, Christ can’t be in me! You don’t know what I think about …

But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. 2 Corinthians 4:7 (NIV) When you gave your life to Christ, you became a new creation, and inside your mind there’s a battle going on for how you see yourself. As you look to God’s perfect Word in the Bible to determine who you are, it affects what you believe in your heart. In your heart, His truth begins to give birth to health, joy, good self-worth, laughter, love and all sorts of wonderful things. However, there are a few specific things you need to see in God’s Word to develop an accurate self-image. Over the next few days, we’re going to cover …

But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Romans 8:9 (NKJV) Over the past few days we’ve talked about four false mirrors we rely on to tell us who we are. We o en look to our memories, others’ opinions, our performance or legalistic religious teaching to determine who we are, but these sources are unreliable. These mirrors lie to us and, because they give us a false sense of self, they limit us. For example, if you rely on others’ opinions as your mirror, you’ll focus on all the negative things people have ever said to you. Pretty soon you’ll start to live out this belief about who you are. It’s like …