A NEW CREATION

We thought we’d never get there; the distance seemed so far. But it was worth the effort, to be aiming at a star. It seemed to be a question of the way we looked at things. Who we thought was earth-bound, and who had angel’s wings? A choice between relationship and ritual by rote. But only life in Jesus Christ would ever get our vote. For most, religion’s meaningless; its purpose there is none. And all we ever had to do was simply carry on. But then we came to Jesus; our lives were changed for good. At last we started doing the things we knew we should. When holiness consumes you and becomes your very goal, You never can be satisfied with something less than whole. Our attitude was altered; life took on a new shade. We’d rather lay our lives aside and march in God’s parade. So what if we were burned alive? So what if we expired? The life that He has given is much more to be desired. We found we could no longer be squeezed into a box. For Jesus Christ had saved us and He reset our clocks. So we’re a new creation. A type not seen before. With better purposes in life than what we had before. We know it is far better than we could ever tell. With everything that’s needed to keep us out of Hell. Hell was our destination; it’s where we should have gone. But Jesus Christ enthrals us; we’re constrained to carry on. Not one of us are circumcised, except within the heart. A better deal than Abraham was given at his start. For Jesu’s peace is on us in a new and higher way, Than anything the world has known until this very day. No longer are we Gentiles who are hopelessly confused. No longer just a people whom Satan has abused. Instead, a new creation, with attitudes and aims, So far above the former they look like children’s games. Our passions and desires we’ve placed under His control; And now the Holy Spirit is directing a new goal; That we become compliant with righteousness and care, In ways we never thought we could encounter anywhere. And who deserves the credit the honour and the praise? Only the Lord Jesus as we do the things He says. Jim Strickland – written Friday, 05 August 2011