Find a Future Free From the Past as a New Creation in Christ

Every person on the planet has a past, both natural and spiritual- for better or for worse. Walking away from the past is part of everyone’s life journey, but it is especially important for believers whom the Bible calls a “new creation in Christ” (2 Corinthians 5:17) because the Lord has a “future and a hope” for you (Jeremiah 29:11) whereas the enemy would love to keep you trapped in the past.

If you truly are a new creation in Christ, it’ll set the course for how your spiritual future unfolds.

What is a New Creation in Christ?

In the most literal sense, what the Bible means when it refers to the people of God as a “new creation” is that, down the molecular level, what once was, no longer exists and what now is, never has existed before – that’s you, the person who is now in Christ.

But even so, the enemy will try to use your past against you because he is “the accuser of the brethren” (Rev. 12:10). Satan will try to use your past against you, or to get other people to accuse you and to remind you of who you once were. Don’t fall for it!

You can’t change the decisions you made in the past any more than you can change the decisions someone else made that affected or harmed you; and both your human soul, mind and body will manifest the effects of those experiences.

Every person ever made is given the genetic thumbprints of other people as seen in your natural DNA, which cannot be altered, but your spiritual DNA can absolutely be transformed through Christ.

You Are Being Changed from Glory to Glory

Your spiritual DNA and your past spiritual experiences influence how you relate to the Lord and every Christian must confront that as they work out their own salvation. Letting go of the past is an important part of moving forward in life, but it’s more than that.

• What does the Lord want to show you differently?
• What needs to be released to His control?
• What needs to be kept, but reshaped?
• How does the Lord want to reframe your experiences?

Surrendering your very DNA – natural and spiritual – is the transformative work the Lord wants to do in you, so He can create something better, stronger and without pain or blemish, something that didn’t exist in the past.

The phrase “new creation” in 2 Corinthians 5:17 refers to the same process as undergoing a metamorphosis– the transformation of one creature into an entirely different one, even at the molecular level. When you are a new creation in Christ, there’s nothing left of the former thing.

When you are a new creation in Christ, there’s nothing left of the former thing.

~ Alicia Purdy ~

Maybe it doesn’t feel that way, or you still struggle, but you can trust God’s word that you are a new creation. Now, it’s time to commit your journey and struggles to the Lord so you can act, think, feel, believe, and walk like one!

Letting Go of the Past Lets God Hold Your Future

The Apostle Peter wrote:

“Since your souls have been purified by obedience to the truth through the Spirit unto a genuine brotherly love, love one another deeply with a pure heart, for you have been born again, not from perishable seed, but imperishable, through the word of God which lives and abides forever.” (1 Peter 1:22-23, MEV)

The spiritual DNA you have in Christ is completely different than the components of your natural DNA, which was made with flawed materials that are able to be ruined or abused. ALL of who you are is made new through Jesus Christ.

• your past actions
• your thinking
• your habits
• your strongholds
• your experiences
• your regrets

The “imperishable” seed the Apostle Peter wrote of is the perpetually renewed DNA that is transformed from old into new, from past into future through the power of God at work in a submitted life that dwells in His presence.

You can’t ever change that something happened, but you can change how it affects you going forward – through Christ. The Lord wants create something better, stronger and without pain or blemish, something that didn’t exist in the past. But first, you will have to deny yourself, as Christ did.

When you are a new creation in Christ, your life is built upon, centered around and flowing out from a vital relationship with the Lord, letting go of the past stops being an act of the will and becomes a desire of the spirit- and invites Christ to do the work!

Build a New Future with the God of the Ages

The Lord said that you have “a future and a hope” in Him (Jeremiah 29:11) So, no matter what your spiritual heritage from the past is, you have a role in the future inheritance of the spiritual DNA of others based on how you live out the Word of God.

Of course the enemy will use temptation to try and breathe life back into the “old man”. That’s why, to get victory over the enemy in certain areas where your past has deeply affected you, you must turn to Jesus in your struggles believing that He will help you in times of weakness (Romans 8:26).

Even so, amid it all- you are still counted as worthy because of Jesus.

• Worthy to pray and have God hear your prayers.
• Worthy to study and learn from your Bible and share your testimony with others.
• Worthy for the Holy Spirit to speak to your heart.
• Worthy to experience His blessing.
• Worthy to worship.

One of the hardest things you’ll ever experience is drawing near to God when you know you’ve not been living as He would want for you, as a new creation. Why? Because you listen to the voice of the enemy and judge yourself unworthy.

Paul wrote this to believers in the early church:

“It was necessary that the word of God should be spoken to you first. But seeing you reject it, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we are turning to the Gentiles… When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the word of the Lord.” (Acts 13: 46, 48)

The Christians and Jews of the early church weren’t rejecting God outright. They were rejecting the idea that Jesus was enough for them to be counted worthy of Him. God has a plan for you in the battle against the enemy, and to be effective in His kingdom, you must learn to walk in the freedom Christ paid for – even if you don’t FEEL it.

You may not realize the impact you have on the world around you, and you may not feel like someone of importance or visibility. Maybe you look at yourself and you only see flaws and weaknesses that no one could ever look up to, but that’s a lie from Satan. People that need hope are watching your journey of transformation.

The author of Hebrews wrote:

“Let us look to Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.” (Hebrews 12:2, MEV)

As you let go of the past and submit your future to the Lord, the spiritual heritage you give to the next generation of believers must be intentional.

People that need hope are watching your journey of transformation.

~ Alicia Purdy ~

Pass on the incorruptible seed God put within you through your example of worship, the Word, character, growth, strength, determination, joy and victory.

Thought for today: God’s Future for You Has No Past Stains

You were given a spiritual heritage in Christ, a new DNA, that supersedes anything the world could give you if you’re willing to let go of the past and surrender it all to Christ. You can choose to carry weight from the past, although Hebrews 12:1 shows that the Lord wants you to set it aside.

That may feel easier said than done, but gratitude expressed in praise and worship is what will keep you on the path to freedom. The Word of God will light the path that feels so dark. Prayer will strengthen your spirit.

When you accepted Jesus Christ as the Son of God and as your Lord and Savior, you became worthy of relationship with our holy God. Have you sinned since then? Probably! Yet, God the Father sees you through the lens of Jesus Christ.

Satan lies to you constantly. He would love nothing more than to disconnect your mind and heart and spirit from the Lord- using your own guilty conscious to do it. Yet, if you are in Christ, your guilt and sin are covered by His blood. What a rotten liar he is!

Paul wrote:

“When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; He has taken it away, nailing it to the cross.” (Colossians 2:13-14)

So, do you believe the Word of God or not? YOU ARE A NEW CREATION IN CHRIST.

You are worthy because He is worthy! Don’t let anyone or anything take that from you. Worship is a spiritual weapon of power and Satan would love nothing more than to disarm you from one of the weapons that will absolutely defeat him.

You must stay close to the Lord in worship, prayer, and in His Word – no matter what you feel, no matter what others are saying, no matter what you’ve done (or haven’t done). YOU ARE A NEW CREATION IN CHRIST.

YOU HAVE NO PAST, ONLY A FUTURE.

THERE IS NOTHING TO GO BACK TO.

PRAISE THE LORD!