“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature; old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”
As a kid I used to play games. When I messed up or was not happy with the result, I would call a “Do over.” Have you ever looked at your life and thought, “Do over!” God has promised you just that. No matter what mess you have made of your life God can make it new. To receive this promise only requires that you be in Christ; that is to say you ask him to be your savior.
I am not much of an artist and I am even worse at pottery. I recall making a clay vase in 8th grade that more closely resembled a hard blob of clay. I did not have the patience or skill to make it a work of art. Did you know God is a much better artist?
In the 18th chapter of Jeremiah God explains how he made a vessel that marred in his hands. The same chapter also tells how God, without anger or complaint, simply made another vessel that pleased him. God formed you in the womb and knew you before you were born. If you have “marred” your life, God has promised to make you new. Even more comforting is to know he does it without regret, hard feelings, or frustration.
The pot I made in 8th grade could not be re-worked because it had gone through the furnace to make it set. God has spared you from the fires of hell thus far so that your clay (life) would be workable. Once you pass from this life into eternity it will be too late to make a change because the fire of hell will set you. Take hold of God’s promise to make your life new. All the mistakes of your life can be changed by one prayer if you will believe in his promise.
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