德成陈博士

DAILY REFLECTION
28 May 2026

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!"
2 Corinthians 5:17 

Before I came to know Jesus Christ, I struggled with a terrible temper. Whenever things did not go my way, anger flared up quickly. Though I worked hard to provide financially for my family, I often carried stress back home and wounded my wife with harsh words. Our home lacked the peace, joy, and warmth I longed for.

When I became a Christian, God did not transform me overnight. Instead, He began a gradual work of reshaping my heart. One of the greatest lessons came through an Indian Muslim driver who worked for me. He had been hot-tempered, addicted to smoking and drinking, and often used foul language. I shared the gospel with him many times, but he always rejected it.

After only two weeks, he accidentally crashed my car. I was furious and ready to dismiss him immediately. Yet, that very day, he looked at me and said, “I want to receive Jesus.” At that moment, my anger melted away. What impacted me even more was witnessing the genuine transformation that followed. The man who was once aggressive and easily angered gradually became gentle, humble, and patient. Through his change, God revealed a deeper truth to me: the person most in need of transformation was actually myself.

This experience beautifully reflects the truth of 2 Corinthians 5:17: “If anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!”In Christ, no past failure, sin, or brokenness has the final word. Through His grace, we are not merely repaired—we are made new. God replaces anger with peace, pride with humility, bitterness with forgiveness, and despair with hope.

2 Corinthians 5:17 reminds believers that no one is beyond God’s grace. Regardless of past failures, addictions, anger, or regrets, Christ has the power to make all things new. Countless transformed lives throughout history testify to this truth, and each one points us back to the hope we have in Him.

“In Christ, the past no longer defines us—the cross erases our failures, and His resurrection writes a new story of hope.”