January 12~SPIRITUAL SOCIAL DISTANCING: NEW BIRTH POWER vs NATURAL MAN’S FORM

2 Timothy 3:5  “Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.”

Many materials, in their liquid state, can be placed into a mold to take on a certain form, but heat will determine if it maintains its shape. Steel and butter can both take on a form, but heat (the trials of life) will determine of what substance (character) the material is.  This is also true of individuals who profess Christ but who do not actually possess the power of the Holy Ghost in their life.  It is not the form, but the power that makes the difference that allows one to stand in Jesus’ divine power or to fail in their mortal strength. The new birth experience makes a separation (social distance) to transform us from darkness (old man) into His marvelous light (new man).

Anthony Barnes