Put On the New...

God replaces our old sinful desires with new ones when we pledge our allegiance to Him when we become a Christian. He ushers in the new and throws out the old. It’s like getting cleansed of lice, you wouldn’t want to put back on the “old clothes” would you? This new life requires us to live differently, unlike those who are worldly. That doesn’t mean we no longer have the desires or are never tempted anymore. It just means when we do sin, we don’t just dive right in and enjoy it’s pleasures. Instead, we realize what it is we’ve done, and immediately climb out, repent, and make right what we’ve messed up. This “new heart” is sensitive to sin; it gives us the right perspective on the world, and reality of the spiritual world that exists right along beside it.

16 “Besides, who would patch old clothing with new cloth? For the new patch would shrink and rip away from the old cloth, leaving an even bigger tear than before.17 “And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the old skins would burst from the pressure, spilling the wine and ruining the skins. New wine is stored in new wineskins so that both are preserved.” Matthew 9:16-17