The Old Man Is Dead

When you are in Christ, do not fear the old man inside you — for he is dead.

Too many times we stare into the mirror and still see the reflection of who we once were. The broken version of ourselves. The sinner. The one who stumbled, fell, and failed. But the truth is, when we gave our hearts to Jesus, that man was nailed to the cross with Him.

The old man — with all his shame, guilt, pride, and fleshly desires — died that day. You don’t have to keep fighting him as if he still rules your life. You don’t have to wrestle with who you were, because God has already declared who you are.

“Therefore, if anyone is united with the Messiah, he is a new creation—the old has passed; look, what has come is fresh and new!”

— 2 Corinthians 5:17 (CJB)

That means when you wake up each morning and look in the mirror, you shouldn’t see the scars of your past, but the grace of your Savior. You shouldn’t see the man who once wandered in darkness, but the man now clothed in light — the righteousness of Christ Himself.

It’s easy to let the enemy whisper lies into your ear: “You haven’t changed.”

But the Word says otherwise.

Romans 6:6 reminds us:

“We know that our old self was put to death on the execution-stake with Him, so that the entire body of our sinful propensities might be destroyed, and we might no longer be enslaved to sin.”

Brother, when those thoughts of failure rise up, remember — you are no longer that man. You are reborn. The same power that raised Jesus from the dead lives in you. You have authority over your past because Christ already conquered it.

When you look in the mirror, see a warrior redeemed by grace. See a son of the living God. See Christ living through you — because that’s who you are now.

So today, walk boldly.

Don’t fear the reflection.

Don’t mourn the man who died — celebrate the man who now lives in Christ.

“I have been crucified with the Messiah; it is no longer I who live, but the Messiah lives in me.”

— Galatians 2:20 (CJB)

You are not who you used to be. You are who He says you are — loved, chosen, forgiven, and free.
 

-Rev Carlos Figueroa