Friday, June 5, 2026

Scripture

“If anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; look, new things have come into being!” 2 Corinthians 5:17

Reflections

Jesus is God’s Ctrl-Alt-Del, the ultimate reset.

Computers are great … when they work.  As we know, sometimes computers just have problems.  The screen will lock up.  A program will not respond.  The mouse stops working.  We then come to the point of hitting Ctrl-Alt-Del and the whole system resets.  We get a new start.

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.  It was all good.  But then something went wrong.  Adam and Eve turned their backs on God and creation was corrupted.  Everything got messed up.  It wasn’t working right.  Something needed to happen.

Each of us, if we’re honest, know there are times when we turn our backs upon God as well.  Instead of living harmoniously with God, we turn away from him and focus on something else.  Instead of following in his ways, we choose our own ways and live the consequences.

This is why God came in Jesus.  Something needed to happen.  Things needed to be restored.  God chose to die for us on the cross, not counting our sins against us.  The broken creation has been restored.

This is the good news for each of us.  In Christ, we are a new creation!

Prayer

Lord God, thank you for making me a new creation in Christ Jesus.  Use me to help others see the same good news you have for them as well.  In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Full Reading: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21