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From now on, therefore, we regard no one from a human point of view; even though we once knew Christ from a human point of view, we know him no longer in that way. So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us. So we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us; we entreat you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. (2 Corinthians 5:16-21 NRSV)
Growing up there was something about tying a towel around our necks and letting it fly behind us as we ran - for we were each, with just that towel, Superman. Sadly, I don't know how many moms had to run into the back yard to tend to sons, and yes, some daughters, who had jumped off garages thinking they could fly. But, for those few moments, we were not regarding ourselves "from a human point of view," for we were regarding ourselves as the Superman, our hero from the black and white screens of our television sets.
What's important now is to have received Christ as Lord and Savior is to know that we have been made new; the old has passed away, and we are new to God and to those around us. This is the gift of the reconciliation that has come our way; God no longer a distant things to grasp, now our real Father, and Christ our brother and Savior. That new behavior is the gift of being now ambassadors for Christ; we represent Him in all things and in all ways. Sin is dead and gone, and forgotten; we should live like those who have nothing to do with sin, but everything to do with He who took it away.
PRAYER: Loving God, thank You for making us new. Let us truly live as Your ambassadors in all things. ThankYou for removing our sin through Jesus our Lord; in Whose name we pray, amen.
Have a great and blessed day in the Lord!
Eradio Valverde
