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TOPIC: BECOMING A NEW CREATURE IN CHRIST

HOLINESS REVIVAL MOVEMENT WORLDWIDE HOREMOW

DAILY DEVOTIONAL BY PASTOR PAUL RIKA INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR.

DATE: SATURDAY AUGUST 29, 2026.

TOPIC: BECOMING A NEW CREATURE IN CHRIST 

TEXT: JOHN 3:3-8 
3. Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
4. Nicodemus saith unto Him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
5. Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
8. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

KEY VERSE: 2 CORINTHIANS 5:17 "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." 

In a car that has a knocked engine, the radiator and other things have gone bad. Maybe, the problem started from the radiator, because it was overheating. Many things probably contributed to cause the engine to get knocked. Now, the parts that have been damaged are replaced with new parts that can keep it powerful and active. The car becomes new because everything about the engine is new. 

Thus, if any man is in Christ Jesus, he is a new creature. Something new has been done in his life. Old things are passed away. His former lifestyle of lying, cheating others even while working in the church all the old nature is taken away. The nature of the old man is taken away when you come to Christ. If you continue in the old nature to do evil, soon you will be discovered and exposed. 

If you are in Christ Jesus, you are a new creature. That old type of life; the desire to commit immorality, to take alcohol, etc… is gone. All things become new. Your character changes positively. You now love God, love to go to church, love the brethren. 

Before a youth becomes a new creature, he might have been sneaking away from church services. He might be sneaking away because we are many in church activities and nobody is watching keenly at the people. 

During prayers, he is not there; the power to pray is not in him because he is not born again. When he is sent on an errand to purchase things from the market, he adds his own mark-up because he is not born again. He might have been telling lies to cover himself. 

However, when he discovers the truth and he is ready to receive Jesus Christ as his Lord and Saviour, he confesses the evil he had done in the past and forsakes them to live a new life in Christ, never to go back to the sins anymore. That is the new nature in the youth which God enjoins all His children to embrace.

Thought for the day: All things become new, your character changes positively.

Song for the day: I'm a new creature I'm born again, old things have passed away.

Bible reading for the day: Ezekiel 18-20 ‎

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