Remodeling
This morning we are heading to a friend’s house to start on a remodeling project for their kitchen. Have you ever done any remodeling?
It really becomes a mess quickly as you start destroying the old! As my friend said, “Today we start the demolishing.”
But this first step is necessary, before anything new can be built the old stuff has to be torn away. The old countertops and cabinets must come out. It is such a messy process that when you first start tearing down, you start to wonder if you should have ever started. LOL
Did you know that the same happens to us as Christians? Our old ways have to be demolished before the remodeling (regeneration) can begin.
Romans 6:6 KJV Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
You see, Paul is telling us that our old self must be torn down in order for the new to be built. Our destruction comes before our reconstruction, amen?
You wouldn’t have new carpet installed over the twenty-year-old carpet that is already in your house, would you?
No! It would be torn out and thrown away, then you would install the new, amen?
Just like today, we can’t install the new countertops and cabinets until the old is torn away, amen?
That tearing down process can be painful. Romans says, “crucified with him” so don’t be surprised if the tearing down the old brings some discomfort, amen?
When trouble comes (notice I did not say if), that is when the Lord is allowing us to be torn down so we can be built back up new.
Finally, don’t forget the words in Psalm 127:1, “Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain…”
Pray this with me today. Yes Lord, tear me down and build me back up, oh Lord. Make me a new being, bringing glory and honor to you. Amen!
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Amen