"I am crucified with Christ; nevertheless I live; yet not I but Christ liveth in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. I do not frustrate the grace of God; for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain." Ga. 2:20, 21.
To know you are a new person in Christ is like that old bottle on the beach with a note inside of it. The bottle represents our yesterday's with old thoughts and ideas that came from a different person. If you have been born again, that person no longer lives. We have put off the old man, leaving him far behind. We can look at that old bottle that represents an old life that floated around the ocean, until finally a large wave splashed it ashore with the note inside. The bottle awaits to be opened for the message to be read. Like that bottle, we all have messages inside of us. Messages of hope, love and encouragement. Messages that tell people, "I have been right where you are today, and there really is hope in Christ."
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