"Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain."John 12.24The price of having a new life in the Lord Jesus is death. The death of sin.
"And He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light." Matthew 17:2Surely, the Mount of Transfiguration remained marked in the lives of the three apostles. They saw what they would later experience after receiving the Holy Spirit: transformed life. New spirit, new heart and new character. A character after the Father's, the Son's and the Holy Spirit's own character. This is the transformation that happens when you are born of the Spirit.
"Then He who sat on the throne said: Behold, I make all things new." Revelation 21:5New year, new life. That is what everyone hopes for. However, that is only possible when man listens to the words that come from the Throne of the Almighty. A new life depends on a new way of thinking and having a new attitude. What good is it to wish someone a happy new year, if that person continues doing the same mistakes? Those who are wise listen to God's good counsel.
"Then I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the LORD; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God, for they shall return to Me with their whole heart." Jeremiah 24:7
"But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy."
James 3:17
