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Welcome Home
When we consider the incredible opportunity Jesus offers to transform us, we must consider what changes we need to make to enable this transformation. Pastor Reeder advised us that when we choose to go in a new direction a better world will be created. Jesus wants us to feel whole and be at peace in him. He wants to renew and refresh us and empower us to become agents of transformation in the world.
As bearers of this new creation, we are called to shine the light of Christ into the darkness. Let’s embrace this renewing power with open hearts and willing spirits. Let’s allow Jesus to transform us from the inside out, refresh our weary souls, and empower us to be agents of his tenderness, love, and grace. And let’s never underestimate the transformative power of God's renewing work in our lives.
Let’s connect the dots on what we need to change and place our faith in God’s truth. Let’s repent and allow forgiveness to explode into our lives. When we do this God says, welcome home. He wants us to turn around and come back to him.
When this happens, we allow the Lord to refresh and renew us with his spirit that flows into the deepest crevices of our being. The apostle Paul speaks of this transformation in 2 Corinthians 5:17, declaring, "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!"
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