This Is What Counts

Scripture – Galatians 6:15-18: ¹⁵Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything; what counts is a new creation. ¹⁶Peace and mercy to all who follow this rule, even to the Israel of God. ¹⁷Finally, let no one cause me trouble, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus. ¹⁸The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers. Amen.

Reflection: – This letter we call Galatians ends with the summary statement of verse 15. After all is said, “what counts is a new creation.” This we have in Christ.

He doesn’t come into our lives to improve us. He comes to change us. He comes to re-form us into a person so different we can only use the term “new creation.”

There’s a house on our block that has gone through so much renovation that it’s become a new house. Some of the old was taken out. A lot of new was added. So it is with us.

Part of the new for us is the new perspective. We’re free from the demands of the law. We no longer live with that burden. Now, in Christ, we are free to be the new creation – an experience of re-creation that is on-going That’s part of the fun of Christ life. Sometimes, yes, it’s painful. More often it’s joyful. For whatever happens, our eternal future is secure through our faith in Christ.

How has Jesus Christ made you a new person? What are the changes He’s brought about in you? How is He still re-creating you?