It's a new day, a new year, a time to do better than last. I had so many great ideas for last year, trying something new in blogging my thoughts from day to day, helping others grow in faith by reading and sharing in a daily study. My plans failed, but not the idea. As I said, it's a new day and here is my first of many daily posts.
Our worship today centered on the future as we repent and leave our pasts behind. Today is a time to think afresh about what might be, about what our life look like if we were to take our faith seriously, a time to prepare for a new spirit. It was King David who prayed, "create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me."
In the film City Slickers, Mitch told his friend Phil that he gets a life "do-over". That his mistakes were past and the clean slate was his to create as he wished. That's the beauty of God's grace. We get the same. Today is the day to renew, in fact, everyday is a day to renew, "...you have clothed yourselves with a brand-new nature that is continually being renewed as you learn more and more about Christ, who created this new nature within you. (Colossians 3:10, NLT)
So, how do we renew our spirits? By getting to know Jesus more and more. Everyday that we grow closer to Christ is a day we are being renewed. Every prayer, every question, every verse read is about renewing our faith and our spirit.
Today is a day for resolutions. Mine is to be like Paul's, "For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified." (1 Corinthians 2:2, NIV)
So, make a new resolution, give it your best shot, do your best and never give up, for we the renewal we get is the very grace of Christ and God's favor. "That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day. (2 Corinthians 4:16, NLT)
Peace ><>
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