Have you seen the video of the guy with colorblindness who receives a life changing birthday gift from his parents? It is a pair of EnChroma Colorblindness Glasses invented by glass scientist Don McPherson. He created them to help surgeons distinguish tissues and for eye protection against lasers. Later, he accidentally discovered they gave people with colorblindness the ability to see life in color.
In the video,
the moment the man places the glasses over his colorblind eyes, he immediately struggles
to find the words to describe what he is seeing for the first time in his life
(except for a few choice expletives which you can overlook). Then this big tough guy starts shaking and crying
at the joy and wonder of it all. His
life has just been changed forever.
We see this
same response at GLI when we share in our counseling and teaching that God has
provided new spiritual glasses called the New Covenant. Many of them also see life in color for the
first time. When they do, they may cry,
shake, laugh, shake their heads, and more.
Sadly, the
majority of Christians have never experienced the joy of living from the New
Covenant Gospel. So, unfortunately they only
see their Christianity in monochrome which they think is normal. That’s because
most of their Christian friends do too. This
leaves their view of God, themselves, others, and how life works dim at best
and very dark at worst.
Want to put
on your New Covenant Glasses? Here they are:
1. You have
Jesus in you, not just on His throne in heaven.
However, you need a revelation from God so you can go beyond this fact of Him in you, to living by faith in Christ in you. See Ephesians 3:14-21. You are wearing these glasses if you enjoy
fellowship with Christ in you and are
asking Him to live His life through you?
2. You are under
grace, not the 10 Commandments.
When you wear these glasses, you realize you have two things which
are much better. You have Jesus in you
to live through you in the power of the Spirit. (Romans 7:4) And, you have the law written on your heart,
i.e. you have a perfect identity in Christ according to Hebrews 10:16-17.
3. You are a
saint, not a sinner.
When you wear these glasses, though you sin, you still see
yourself as a saint, not a sinner.
Romans 5:19 makes this incredibly easy to see in full color.
4. You are already
forgiven for all sins, not forgiven one by one.
When you wear these glasses, you understand you are already
forgiven before you ever sin according to Colossians 2:13 and Ephesians 1:7.
5. God accepts
you unconditionally, not just because He is kind.
Wearing these glasses helps you see that God has placed His
righteousness in your identity in Christ.
This has made you unconditionally acceptable to God. You can’t mess it up!
See 2 Corinthians 5:17&21.
God wants
you to see in full color! And, so do we
at GLI.
Believe it! It's the Gospel.
Live Free In Christ,
Mark Maulding, President and Founder
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