new life

We have been listening to Seeds Family Worship CDs in our van (they kind of run non stop) and we love them. And I cannot say enough good things about Seeds Family Worship CDs! Even my almost-two-year old little girlie girl bellows along and will sing the songs in the car and while doing her 'work' around the house (aka making a mess). 

One of the songs and verses that stuck out to me this past week was 2 Corinthians 5:17: 

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 

What amazing words. Made all the more real when I had the privilege of meeting a young woman who had just gone through a traumatic loss. Her life had been full of mistakes and a sad past but through this loss she and her husband found Christ. 

A new creation. The old has gone, the new has come. A clean slate. A second chance. A white robe in place of filthy rags. 

What love that made this possible, this transformation that reaches to the deepest, innermost being of a person whose life up to that point was full of horrific and terrible memories. 

A new creation. Made new. The old has gone and will never come back. What happened in the past is of no consequence because the new has come! 

In light of Easter, I am so thankful for these words, so thankful for this new life. So thankful for the terrible death that made it possible, that paid the price in full. 

The cross, that makes all things new, wipes the slate spotlessly clean. Creates new life and beauty out of the ashes. 

Thank you for the cross, my friend.