Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 2 Corinthians 5:17
I was walking outside last weekend trying to relax. Work has been on the stressful side lately. To add to that, the happenings in our country, on both the social front and politically front, are hard to digest. There have always been disagreements between people from the beginning of time. The best I can figure, we progressed at some point and got civilized. Civilization brought with it, the ability to agree to disagree, without duels or shoot-outs. The classic liberal quote, "I may not agree with what you have to say, but I'll fight to the death to defend your right to say it" seems to be lost on us these days.
However, there is still peace out there if you know where to look. I go outside and look at the Creator's creation. God can minister to you there, if you listen. I happened to come upon a neat thing. We call them locusts, but most other people call them cicadas. These are big insects that come out of the ground and undergo a metamorphosis. You can see a brilliant green winged creature emerging from an ugly brown 'shell.'
The winged creature hangs from the shell of the old body that it shed and dries his wings.
The winged locust sets his sights now on higher things. It leaves the old creature behind and focuses above. He'll fly to the top of the nearest tree and sing. Loudly.
What a beautiful illustration of the Christian life. Once we come to trust Him, we are new creatures. The old things have passed away. We were bought with a price by the blood of Jesus. We are no longer relegated to an old, ordinary life, but a new, extraordinary one. We will want to serve Him and serve others. Like the locust, we sing! We focus on things above, on things holy and pure. Righteous and just, true and commendable and we sing praises to His Name. Amen.
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