【双语灵修】在基督里新造的人NEW CREATION IN CHRIST
哥林多后书 5:17
若有人在基督里，他就是新造的人，旧事已过，都变成新的了。
1月28日
星期三
在基督里新造的人
“若有人在基督里，他就是新造的人，旧事已过，都变成新的了。” - 林后 5:17
在基督里成为新造的人，是我们能经历到的最美好的一种生命转变。但这种转变往往不会突如其来，对吗？
我发现，有时我无法立刻看到自己生命转变的证据，而这很容易让人灰心。我们常常会陷入这样的想法：“我还是以前的那个我。”但事实是：只要你因信归入基督，你就已经成为新造的人了，而这正是生命彻底改变的开始。过去的生活方式、旧有的习惯、从前的思维模式—这些都会渐渐退去。你并不仅仅是在原有基础上变得更好，而是在成为一个新造的人。
我还记得自己第一次明白这个真理的时候。那时，我总试图通过改变自己的行为，去迎合我所认为的“基督对我的期望”。但直到我接纳了自己在基督里的新身份，才真正开始经历生命的改变。我不再靠自己的力量奋斗，而是学会在安息和真理中，基督已经使我成为新造的人了。
接纳你在基督里的新身份吧。如果你忍不住想回到旧我的模式，要提醒自己：旧事已过，都变成新的了。在基督里，你已经是新造的人了！
祷告
主啊，感谢你使我在基督里成为新造的人。求你帮助我全然接纳在你里面的新身份，活出你在我生命中已经做成的转变。阿们。
2 Corinthians 5:17
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28
NEW CREATION IN CHRIST
If anyone is in Christ, that person is a new creation. The old has gone, the new is here! —2 Corinthians 5:17
Becoming a new creation in Christ is one of the most beautiful transformations we can experience. But it doesn’t always feel like a sudden change, does it?
I’ve found that, at times, I don’t always see the immediate evidence of my transformation, and that can lead to discouragement. It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking, “I’m still the same person I was before.”
But here’s the truth: When you come to faith in Christ, you are a new creation, and that is the beginning of a radical shift. The old ways, the old habits, the old mindset—these things begin to fade away. You are not just improving on who you were; you are becoming someone entirely new.
I remember when I first came to this realization. I was trying to change my behavior to match what I thought Christ wanted from me. But it wasn’t until I embraced my new identity in him that I started to experience real change. Instead of striving in my own strength, I learned to rest in the truth that Christ had already made me new.
Embrace your new identity in Christ. When you’re tempted to go back to old patterns, remind yourself that the old has passed away. The new has come, and you are a new creation in him!
Lord, thank you for making me a new creation in Christ. Help me to fully embrace my new identity in you and to live out the transformation you have begun in me. Amen.