New Life

What do you have to offer your unsaved friends and loved ones in times of trouble? When fear and hatred spread their influences wide, what can you offer to help?

You say “Jesus”. and you would be right. But people need more than a promise of salvation in the future, if that is all you offer. As wonderful as that is, there is more to salvation. Newness Of Life is given at salvation. And the character of that newness of life is described as the fruit of the spirit.

Now we don’t have to walk in the new ways. We can choose to live in the old ways. Scripture tells us not to do that and “put on” the new man (the new nature). We have it. We should live accordingly. Who, in their right mind would not want to live in love, joy, peace, patience, faithfulness, goodness, self control, etc.?

Our society and many of our lives are full of the practices and results of living the old ways. The lives are of indecency, envying, strife, anger, hatred, selfishness, and divisions. The state of our society today is due to following evil and rejecting God, His ways and character.

When you see your unsaved friends in fear, anger, or consumed by envy or hatred, you have much to offer. JESUS is not just the fire insurance man, but the bringer of New Life.