As I sit here in the first month of my time in Pennsylvania one main thought keeps running through my mind. The more time this thought has had to marinate in my mind, the more I realize that this is a very logical thought. The thought that has been just overwhelming me is how many “new” things are taking place. This is because here we are close to the beginning of a new year and some would argue that a new decade as well. Also for me, I am beginning a new chapter of my life by starting a new ministry here as well as getting married in early February.
There is a lot of new going on here in Blanchard as well. There is a new guy in town working with the Point Ministry (yes that’s me). From what I can tell there are a few other new things that have been taking place. Brandon Thomas left to return to school and Wally Kocher has stepped in to fill his role. This is an exciting time because of all the changes and “newness”.
Even with all this excitement taking place around here, there is nothing that can match the excitement of a “new” thing that Paul tells us about in II Corinthians 5: 16-18. He states, “So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation”. Now that’s what should be exciting all of us.
Paul is saying that when we truly accept Christ, we become a new creation or that we are no longer who we used to be. You see, when we accept Christ, our sins are cleansed and we become like new through the power of Christ. So if you are excited about all these new things going on around here and haven’t experienced the best “newness” of all, please come talk to me and I will be more than glad to help you begin this amazing journey.
