Out With the Old, In With the New
Ephesians 4:22-24 – Lay aside all your former practices, that is to say, the old man, which is degenerated with deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and put on the new man, who is created by God in righteousness and true holiness.
Malinda Cramer, one of the founders of Divine Science, had this to say about the old man and the new man:
“The new man is the man of Truth; the old man is the man of falsehood. To put off the old man is to cease thinking that you are that which is temporary; to put on the new man is to think that you are that which is eternal. To put off the old man is to cease thinking fear, doubt, prejudice and aversion. Putting on the new man is thinking knowledge, faith, and universal love – without respect to person. Put off this false condition of belief, styled ‘The old man,’ and let childhood pass by. Assume the true position of a Son of God, and express the Truth in wholeness.”
What better way to start a New Year than to know that we are God’s children, whole and holy. Every day is a fresh new day with a new beginning.
Filled with joyful anticipation, we open our hearts and minds to the Divine flow of possibilities it holds for us. Divine Wisdom directs our paths, and we go forward with enthusiasm and confidence, open and receptive to God’s Blessings that are flowing to us right now.