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All
Things New
II Cor. 5:17
The concept of
reincarnation imagines the dead being born again as someone else or something else, making a new start from a new perspective.
Poem by Wallace McRae: "What does reincarnation
mean?" A cowpoke asked his friend. His pal replied, "It
happens when yer life has reached its
end. They comb yer hair, and
warsh yer neck, And clean yer fingernails, And lay you in a padded box Away from life's travails. The box and you goes in a
hole, That's dug into the ground. Reincarnation starts in
when Yore planted 'neath a
mound. Them clods melt down, just
like yer box, and you who is inside. And then yore just
beginnin' on Yer transformation ride. In a while the grass'll
grow Upon yer rendered mound. Till some day on yer
moldered grave A lonely flower is found. And say a hoss should
wander by And graze upon this flower That once wuz you, but
now's yer in Yer vegatative hour. The posey that the hoss
done ate Up, with his other feed, Makes bone, and fat, and
muscle Essential to the steed. But some is left that he
can't use And so it passes through, And finally lays upon the
ground. This thing that once wuz
you. Then say, by chance, I
wanders by And sees this on the
ground, And I ponders and I wonders
at This object that I found. I thinks of reincarnation, Of life, and death, and
such, And come away concludin':
Slim, You ain't changed, all that
much." Well, we all hope for a
better new start than that someday, but it won’t be in this world, unless
you're talking about the new start God gives us at salvation.
It's a clean slate, and things have changed radically! Read 2 Cor. 6:14-17a - what
a huge change has happened on the inside, and we should let it work its way
out! Someday we’ll have a new
home, a new body, and a new start, but our text says we don’t have to
wait…that all things are become new for the Christian who has been ‘born
again’! Joke--a pastor was trying
to console a man on his way to the electric chair, knowing he would wake up
in a new place no matter where he went.
"What do I say to this guy?" he wondered.
“Good luck,” is not appropriate. He
finally said “more power to you.” We can be made new through
the work of God in our life. Listen as I point out these facts about the
work of God.
1. He Makes a NEW CREATION. 2 Cor
A. New Creation with a new Self.
And that ye put on
the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. Col. 3:10
And have put on the
new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created
him:
B. New Creation with a new Song. Rev 14:3 And they sang a
new song before the throne… That’s in heaven.
And so is… Rev. 5:9
And they sung a new
song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals
thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out
of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; But the Bible says much
more about our new song on earth… OT David was a musician,
and loved to sing songs, and comforted the heart of Saul as he did.
But times were not always that rosy…God sent David thru some major
heartaches and storms to prepare Him to be His man one day. King David says in Psalm
40:1-3, “I waited patiently for the Lord and he inclined unto me and heard
my cry. He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay,
and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. And he hath put a
new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God; many shall see it and
fear and shall trust in the Lord.” To have a personal
relationship with God is to have a new song in your heart. You see,
salvation and song are inseparable because the joy of the Lord generates
music in the soul. When a person is in fellowship with the Lord through
faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, that person has a new song to praise the
Lord. Psalm 33:3 say to, “Sing
unto him a new song: play skillfully with a loud noise.” Psalm 96:1 says, “O sing
unto the Lord a new song; sing unto the Lord
all the earth.” Psalm 98:1 says, “O sing
unto the Lord a new song; for he hath done marvelous things: his right
hand,, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory. Psalm 144:9 says, “I will
sing a new song unto thee O God; upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten
strings will I sing praises unto thee.” Psalm 149:1 says, “Praise
ye the Lord, sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praises in the
congregation of saints.” Isaiah 42:10 says, “Sing
unto the Lord a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that
go down to the sea and all that is therein; the isle and the inhabitants
thereof.” We don’t want to get stuck
in a rut in our singing, and so we are always learning some new songs…and in
much the same way, we never want to get into a spiritual rut, but keep
things fresh and new…mix it up a little…change the routine around, make
improvements, etc. The balance:
The same Bible that commands us to sing a new song tells us not to
forsake the old paths and landmarks, and so we strive to keep alive the
faith of the ages, and to learn from the past, and allow it to help keep the
future in check!
ILLUSTRATION Stuart got saved and John
Wayne made a bet Stuart wouldn't last six months. Sometime after the six
months Stuart saw Wayne who said "you cost me some money, Stuart--I bet you
wouldn't last six months". Stuart said "It’s no secret what God can do".
John Wayne said, that sounds like a good song title and so Stuart went home
that night and wrote the song "It is no secret what God can do."
APPLICATION You see his life was
changed and made new by the power of God.
We can have a new song every day because of…
Lament. 3:22-23
It is of the Lord's
mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. [23]
They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
God makes a new
creation…our new self and our new song…
2. He Makes a NEW COVENANT.
A. The New Covenant is a Blood Covenant.
Like in the OT, there had to be a
blood sacrifice… Luke 22:20
Likewise also the
cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament [covenant] in my
blood, which is shed for you. 1 Cor. 11:25
After the same
manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new
testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of
me.
A Blood Covenant…
B.
The New Covenant is a Better
Covenant. 2 Cor. 3:6
Who also hath made
us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the
spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
2. Better because of the Savior. (Mediator)
Hebrews 9:15
And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by
means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions [that were] under
the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of
eternal inheritance.
APPLICATION We have the privilege of
participating in this new covenant. In fact, a covenant requires the
involvement of at least two parties. We have the opportunity of entering
into a new covenant with God.
A new creation, a new covenant…
3. He Makes a NEW COMMAND.
John 13:34 A new commandment I give
unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love
one another.
A. The Command Imparted. V. 34a
B. The Command Illustrated. V. 34b
ILLUSTRATION "General," he said, "I
guess you don't know what he's been saying about you." "I know," answered
Lee. "But I was asked my opinion of him, not his opinion of me!"
4. He Makes a NEW KINGDOM. 2
Pet Nevertheless we, according
to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth
righteousness.
A. We are Looking for that New Heaven.
B. We are Longing for that New Heaven.
Because it’s the perfect place of righteousness.
ILLUSTRATION--as a kid sometimes I
would try to figure out what my Christmas presents were.
This could be done by shaking them, feeling them, etc.
I must admit I opened some carefully too, and then would try to put
the tape back in place...big mistake!
Eventually my folks figured it out and started wrapping them better,
and dad started tricking me by putting little things in big boxes and adding
rocks, etc. to others...you know the drill.
But before they caught on to my shenanigans it was great...knowing
ahead of time what I had coming my way!
For instance, there was no mistaking the big box of golf clubs...the
sound of it shaking was unmistakble.
I played with them many times in my mind over the weeks before I got
to open them. The point is, I was already
enjoying the pleasures of a future event; namely, the unveiling. It had my
name on it. I knew what it was." But only "Christmas would reveal it in its
fullness."
APPLICATION The glories that await the
Christian defy our comprehension. What we can grasp about them, however,
fills us with great anticipation. We look longingly to that day when we
shall enjoy heaven in all its fullness. In many ways God has made
here at Grace a new church.
Thank God for many new people, and also for those who have been here for a
long time and their willingness to try new things in new ways to reach out
to a new generation. Like the
Apostle Paul, we should strive to ‘by all means save some’. Let’s not get stuck in a
rut…let’s go out of here as the new creation that we are, w/ that new song
on our lips!
1. He Makes a NEW CREATION.
2. He Makes a NEW COVENANT.
3. He Makes a NEW COMMAND.
4. He Makes a NEW KINGDOM.
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