First Baptist Church, Somerville, NJ

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Created: 04 March 2019

It’s springtime! Spring is when everything comes to life, flowers bloom, insects and animals come out of hiding, and people start emerging from their houses and prepare their lawns and gardens for new life and growth. Springtime is an opportunity for many people to reflect upon their life and to think about those things they can do to improve and strengthen their relationship with Christ. We see advertisements and slogans everywhere motivating people to “be the new you” through weight loss programs, financial planning, exercise regiments and self - improvement programs.  What is the one thing in your life that is holding you back from having a closer walk with the Lord or having a relationship with him at all? 

The apostle Paul reminds the Christians at Corinth of the need to change hearts and attitudes from our old habits to one of renewing and strengthening our relationship in Christ.   We cannot make that change in our lives on our own. We need God to help us change our old habits of over indulgence, negativity, egoistical mindset, uncontrolled anger, pride, and prejudice. Paul encourages us during the month of April to receive the newness of life in Christ “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new” (2 Corinthians 5: 17).

God has planned seasons in nature for His purposes. Life has its springtime, when we begin new things and look excitedly toward the future. Summer comes and we work diligently in the heat of the day at all that God has assigned to us. With autumn comes the view of things begun at an earlier time in our lives. Winter brings an end to a particular period in our lives. Sometimes winter brings hardship, but we remain hopeful, for another spring is just around the corner! It’s springtime and it’s time for us to celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus — Easter. Because of Christ death and resurrection we have eternal life. Let us celebrate the new life of spring here on earth and in the future be with the Lord forever with Him in glory!

Yours in Christ,

Pastor Loreno R. Flemmings