Accoutrements for Being Made New 1979

Accoutrements for Being Made New © 1979       Molly Lin Dutina

2 COR 5:17 So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation:

everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!

 

PART 1 - MADE NEW

"In Christ, there is a new creation..."

Yet being made over is a difficult thing

Yielding   Bending    Changing   Arranging  Relinquishing

               

I opened the door and invited Him in

I’m surprised to find I keep pushing Him out

and shutting that door!

Then I need to extend the invitation again!

Christ offers a new life

But I have to yield to Him.

Lord, give me an appetite to desire change.

To walk with the Lord

I must unpack my bags

Remove the unnecessary costumes

Discard excess equipment gathered on my own

Let the Lord

provide for my journey.

PART 2 - ACCOUTREMENTS

Once I sought to find a way

I hungered after truth

I thirsted for a refreshing drink

but philosophy was like drinking dust

the occult left me anxious and beggarly inside

my own will never satisfied for very long.

Books filled only with words, words, words.

My baggage was a heavy burden

Filled with unforgiveness and self-deceit.

Now I seek to find His way

through all circumstances that occur

I no longer hunger and thirst

(unless I choose to)

for provisions have been made for me

by Jesus

through God's Spirit

directly to the Father.

I needn't look to myself for answers.

no other person can wholly direct my way.

All I seek is knowledge of God's will for today.

He is given to me as the Bread of Heaven

with rivers of Living Water within.

And the Way is there

He goes before me

leaving food and drink

along the path,

gifts for my soul.

He is my Scout, Holy Guide

through the wilderness of this journey

to the Godhead.

How can I seek to serve any others

with Jesus carrying my suitcase?

He not only gave me new luggage

but filled it with armor and food,

Wisdom beyond books,

all delights of nature,

Treasures of heaven,

far surpassing old imaginings.

The door is irrelevant now

He is invited to dwell in every area of my life.

He abides with me and in me.

May I be yielded to Him forever.