Therefore if anyone is in Messiah, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Messiah and gave us the ministry of reconciliation. That is, in Messiah God was reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them; and He has entrusted the message of reconciliation to us. We are therefore ambassadors for Messiah, as though God were making His appeal through us. We beg you on behalf of Messiah, be reconciled to God.
- 2 Corinthians 5:17-20
In Genesis we are reminded that we are created beings who are miraculously loved by our creator. His love is not surprised by our failures nor dependent upon our worthiness. Yet the most effective tool of the enemy is to remind us of the old things. He tells us that we are defined by our histories and a slave to our habits. He constantly reminds us that we will never change, and that is partly true. We cannot change ourselves. Only the One who created us has the ability to remake us. He can take all of our rough edges and reconcile them to their created purpose. He knew us completely, our struggles and our potential, when He carved our place in His great plan. We need only ask Him to mold and shape us and to trust that He knows what He is doing.
