Reclaimed | 2 Corinthians 5:17-18, 21

Reclaimed | 2Corinthians 5:17-18, 21

2 Corinthians 5:17-21 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 20 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God. 21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”

Key Point: God reclaims lives.

3 Insights into How God Reclaims Lives:

1. God makes old lives new.

A. God gets rid of the sins connected to the “old” life.
B. God replaces the “old” with the “new.”

2. Jesus is how God transforms lives.

Romans 3:23 “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,” 
Hebrews 4:15 “For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet was without sin.

3. No one is rejected, every life can be made new.

Anyone can become a New Creation, but the decision to be a New Creation is up to the individual.

Revelation 3:20 “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me.”

Do you want God to reclaim your life?