The M.O. of Your New Life

The M.O. of Your New Life

"And GOD commanded me at that time to teach you the rules and regulations that you are to live by in the land which you are crossing over the Jordan to possess." — Deuteronomy 4:14

When the children of Israel prepared to cross over into the Promised Land, God gave them specific instructions for how they were to live in their new home. This moment can be likened to what happens when a believer is translated from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of light.

The Apostle Paul explained this truth clearly:

"He has delivered us from the power of darkness and translated us into the kingdom of His dear Son." — Colossians 1:13 (KJV)

Having been brought into a new kingdom, we are also called to live by a new set of principles. Just as Moses was commanded to teach Israel God’s laws for their new life in Canaan, so also believers are to live by the divine order of God’s Word in Christ.

In this new kingdom, the modus operandi—the way of life—is different. We no longer live by the world’s standards but by the Word of God. Jesus summed it up beautifully when He said:

"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another." — John 13:34

Why did Jesus call it a new commandment?

Because in Christ, the old has passed away. We have left behind the ways of the old life and now live according to the law of love—the governing rule of the new life in the kingdom of God.

This is the M.O. of your new life: to live by love, led by the Spirit, and guided by the Word.

Have a fruitful day,
(Dr.) Emmanuel Okoro
(aka Dr. Lift)

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