Zero: A time between Old and New

"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). God is the God of transformations. This is one of his best characters. As we are his children, he wants to see changes in our lives. God wants us to promote from one stage to another. We as a human being sometime don't love transformations. We don't feel comfortable to leave our comfort zone. Sometime we love to stay where we are. We enjoy what we are and what we do. But God's plan for us always is to promote us in his glory for his glory.

There is a "Zero" points between the Old and New things. That Zero stage is very hard to bear. That's where God tests our faith. This is the time of tests. That's where we make testimony out of this test or we fall. In this today's blog we are going to meditate about the Zero stage between old and new things. In the Bible we see many instances of zero stage. Let's see few examples from the Word of God.

Abraham was living a prosperous life in Ur. He was rich. He was with his beautiful families and relatives. He had good business. Then God called him to leave his family, business, his country and go to somewhere else. "Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee."- Genesis 12:1. Abraham had to leave all his old things and come into the Zero before his new blessings. Abraham accepted the call from God and left his country and went to Canaan. He tested him in many ways. God promised him to give a nation but gave him a son in the age of one hundreds. Then he ordered him to offer Isaac as a sacrifice. Abraham moved from place to place to live. He hadn't his own land and country. He suffered a lot in this zero stage. Then God blessed him a lot.

Job was one of the richest person of his time. He was enjoying his richness with his beautiful family. He was a respectable man of his time. Then God decided to take him in another stage. And as usual Job also had to go through this Zero stage. He lost all his wealth. He lost his children. His own people turned against him. He got sick. This zero stage was too much for him that even he desired to die. But he never removed his faith from God and proved himself before God. And in his new life he received everything again. Not in the same portion but in the double portion.

Many more examples are in the Bible. Old things will be gone, new things will come, but before this "Zero" stage is there. You may not see any future. You may see only darkness before you. Feelings of sadness, sorrows, low selfesteem may come into lives. Uncertainties will be before you. But this is the time of test that will turned you into a testimony. Keeping and preserving faith in this zero stage is very important. This is what Apostle Paul says, "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:"-2 Timothy 4:7. Fighting a good fight, keeping the faith is very important in this stage. Let's finish this Zero stage's race before receiving this new glory. Amen.

By: Hari BK (haribk8@gmail.com)