Key Ideas
Faith Fact
I will leave my sin behind.
Faith Verse
2 Corinthians 5:17 (NLT)
Anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone: a new life has begun!
Question of the Day: What does our new nature look like?
Read about It
Read: Ephesians 4:21–24
You have probably seen a caterpillar crawling on a leaf. When the time is right, that caterpillar will spin a cocoon around itself. Later, it will transform into a butterfly and emerge as its new self. It won’t do the things it used to do anymore. Butterflies don’t crawl along the ground, but instead, they have wings to fly. Even its diet changes from leaves to sweet nectar. A new life calls for a new way of living for the butterfly.
The same should be true of us when Jesus enters our life. We stop some of the things that we used to do. We must let the Holy Spirit living in us work in and through us to change the way we do everything—even down to the words we say and the thoughts we think. Sin is left behind, so like a butterfly, we can soar to the new plans and purposes God has for us.
Talk about It
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Question 1. What does a butterfly do differently from a caterpillar? Answer 1. A butterfly flies and eats different food.
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| Question 2. What are some things that are part of a person’s life before they have a relationship with Jesus?
Answer 2. Answers will vary.
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| Question 3. What causes our life to be completely changed?
Answer 3. Our life is changed when we accept salvation through Jesus and then the Holy Spirit lives in us.
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| Question 4. How do you know that the Holy Spirit is renewing your mind and attitude?
Answer 4. Answers will vary.
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| Question 5. What does our new nature look like?
Answer 5. Answers will vary. |
Pray about It
Dear Jesus, thank You for the change that You have brought to my life. I don’t have to live the way that I used to live. Now, I can live joyfully through the help of the Holy Spirit. I ask for the Holy Spirit to renew my mind and heart daily so that I can live faithfully for You. Amen.