Scriptures: Zechariah 3, Leviticus 16, Colossians 2:12-15, Revelation 12:7-11 Zechariah 3 records a vision that gives us a window into the spiritual realm. “Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right side to accuse him. 2 The Lord said to Satan, ‘The Lord rebuke you, Satan! The Lord, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebuke you! Is not this man a burning stick snatched from the fire?’ 3 Now Joshua was dressed in filthy clothes as he stood before the angel.4 The angel said to those who were standing before him, ‘Take off his filthy clothes.’ Then he said to Joshua, ’See, I have taken away your sin, and I will put fine garments on…
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Lesson 1: How God Gives Us A New Beginning
The Bible makes an astounding promise: “Anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ” (2 Corinthians 5:17-18). Contrary to the American dream, we don’t work hard to get this new life through our own effort. It is a gift from God. Why would he give us a new life as a new person? Because he loves us so much that he’s willing to do for us what we could never do for ourselves, which is to make ourselves righteous in his sight.…
