Change Is Possible
Tim Melton
Jeremiah 18:1-6
As you look out at this new year, and think about yourself at the heart level, what do you wish you could change? If you could ask God to make one change in your life that would make you more like Jesus what would you ask Him to change in you?
Do you think this type of deep change is possible? I am talking about real change at the heart level. A change that happens at the core of who a person is and changes their perspective, their attitudes, their desires, their beliefs and even their behavior.
What we see in the world often convinces us that true change is not possible. We see people enslaved to anger or bitterness or addiction or sinful ways of living and relating with others and it seems like they will never change. We see the same in ourselves. We seem to be held captive by the same behaviors or desires as we have always been. It often brings us to the conclusion that true, lasting change is not possible. But that is not what we see in the scripture for those who have put their faith in God.
We see the man in scripture who was possessed by a legion of demons, but who was dramatically changed after coming face to face with Christ. We read about Rahab, the prostitute in Jericho who put her faith in God, hid the Jewish spies, and eventually became the great, great grandmother of King David. We remember Zacchaeus who was a wealthy tax collector who stole from his own people in the name of Rome. We read his words in Luke 19:8 after his encounter with Christ, ''''Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, 'Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold.' One cannot forget the testimony of the apostle Paul who went from being a persecutor of Christians to one who now championed the Christian faith even in the face of death. Christianity is the story of life change. If we ever stop believing in the possibility of change, we lose the true ...
Tim Melton
Jeremiah 18:1-6
As you look out at this new year, and think about yourself at the heart level, what do you wish you could change? If you could ask God to make one change in your life that would make you more like Jesus what would you ask Him to change in you?
Do you think this type of deep change is possible? I am talking about real change at the heart level. A change that happens at the core of who a person is and changes their perspective, their attitudes, their desires, their beliefs and even their behavior.
What we see in the world often convinces us that true change is not possible. We see people enslaved to anger or bitterness or addiction or sinful ways of living and relating with others and it seems like they will never change. We see the same in ourselves. We seem to be held captive by the same behaviors or desires as we have always been. It often brings us to the conclusion that true, lasting change is not possible. But that is not what we see in the scripture for those who have put their faith in God.
We see the man in scripture who was possessed by a legion of demons, but who was dramatically changed after coming face to face with Christ. We read about Rahab, the prostitute in Jericho who put her faith in God, hid the Jewish spies, and eventually became the great, great grandmother of King David. We remember Zacchaeus who was a wealthy tax collector who stole from his own people in the name of Rome. We read his words in Luke 19:8 after his encounter with Christ, ''''Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, 'Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold.' One cannot forget the testimony of the apostle Paul who went from being a persecutor of Christians to one who now championed the Christian faith even in the face of death. Christianity is the story of life change. If we ever stop believing in the possibility of change, we lose the true ...
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