"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." (2 Corinthians 5:17, KJV)
Many believers have accepted Christ as Savior, yet continue to live from the memories, wounds, habits, and mindsets of the old man. Prophetically, this creates a contradiction between identity and manifestation. The new creation is present, but the old nature is still being consulted for direction! Like Israel leaving Egypt while Egypt remained in their hearts, many have been delivered from bondage but have not fully embraced the liberty of their new birth. The Lord wants you to “stop introducing yourself by your past when Heaven has already identified you by your future.” The enemy wants you to remember who and what you were, but the Holy Ghost continually reminds you of WHO you have become in Christ. The old life was buried with Him; therefore, stop revisiting graves that God has already closed. They produce nothingness.
Completely turning to Jesus Christ is necessary because transformation is not produced by information alone saints, it is produced by persistent surrender. The more a believer gazes upon Christ, the more they are changed into His image. FOCUS!! Partial surrender produces partial manifestation, but total surrender unlocks total transformation. Many desire the benefits of the Kingdom while retaining allegiance to old affections, old patterns, and old ways of thinking. Yet the Holy Spirit declares, “Turn fully unto Me, and I will reveal the fullness of who I created you to be.” Every area withheld from Christ becomes an area resistant to change. The Lord is not just calling His people to attend church; He is calling them to abide in Him. The transformation of the new creation becomes visible when the heart is fully yielded to the Creator.
This is why the Spirit of God is sounding a prophetic alarm: It is time to LIVE! Not simply survive because you are not even doing that at this point. We are not called to simply exist, or repeat religious routines, but LIVE in the power, authority, joy, and freedom of the resurrected Christ. The chains have been broken, the sentence has been canceled, and the old identity has been crucified with Him. The Father is calling His sons and daughters to arise from spiritual stagnation and walk in the reality of their new nature. You have power today to demand every false image fall! Let every limitation be destroyed! Let every remnant of the old man be surrendered at the cross. You are not becoming new, child of God you have been made new. Therefore, arise and walk in the fullness of your redemption, for the life of Christ is within you, and the world is waiting for the manifestation of the transformed sons and daughters of God.