Key scripture – “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” (2 Corinthians 5:17).

A mulligan is a golf term which allows a player to play a second shot off the first tee if the first shot is poor. It’s a second chance to get a fresh start without penalty.

Sometimes in life we need a mulligan – a new start. Christ represents the invitation to throw away our first life and begin anew with Him as a new creation. “Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.” (2 Corinthians 5:17).

The Promised Land represented a new life for the people of Israel who had lived a life of bondage and slavery in Egypt. It is also symbolic of a new life in Christ. It says we are no longer going to be driven by the appetites of our old nature, because Christ now lives in us to live a righteous and holy life. It does not mean we’re perfect, we’re just forgiven.

The new life in Christ has nothing to do with church attendance or even doing good things. Christ said there will be many people who will claim Him as their Savior but they never really knew Him. In other words, there was no evidence of the living Savior in them. “Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!” (Matt 7:22-23).

Jesus invites everyone to partake of the new life He offers. In order to do that, we must believe, invite him to remove our sins, and allow Him to live as Lord through our lives. “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me?” (Rev 3:20).

If you’ve never had a mulligan in life, now is the time to let Jesus give you a brand new start. Ask Him for that new start today, whether you are asking Him for the first time to be your Lord and Savior or if you need to turn from living as a carnal Christian, and go back to Jesus and confess and repent of your sins, and start fresh again. He is waiting for you with open arms.

Pray this – Our Precious Heavenly Father, I praise and thank You for how much You love me and that Jesus died on the cross and rose from the dead to save a sinner like me. I want to abide in Christ and I want Him to abide in me. As the branch, I know that I cannot bear fruit unless I abide in the vine, that is why I abide in Jesus. I believe and I know that if I abide in Jesus and He abides in me, I will bear much fruit, because apart from Jesus, I can do nothing. I want Your words to abide in me. I want to glorify You by bearing much fruit, and so prove to be Your disciple. I know that if I keep Your commandments, I will abide in Your love. (John 15:4-10). Father, pour Your Spirit on me and give me the wisdom and strength to keep Your commandments, follow Your Will, Your plans, Your Kingdom Agenda, Your Word, and to walk in Righteousness and Upright and Blameless. In Jesus’ Name I pray, Amen.