“Every breath we draw is a gift of
God's love; every moment of existence is a grace.” Thomas Merton
A friend of mine posted this thought on Facebook this morning: “The day is fresh with no mistakes in
it. Thankful for grace this morning.” This made me think of a
phrase another friend quoted to me a few months ago: “Every day is
a new story!” Do you carry burdens from one day to another? Do
you berate yourself for mistakes you made yesterday and continue the
lament into today? You don't have to do this! Take your burdens to
the Lord and leave them there. And He will supply you with grace for
today. II Corinthians 12:8, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my
power is made perfect in weakness.”
Ephesians 4:7, “But grace was given
to each one of us according to the measure of Christ's gift.”
Lamentations 3:22-23, “The steadfast love of the Lord
never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every
morning; great is your faithfulness.”
If you are not a Christian, today is
the day to begin a life free from sin. Jesus said, “Come to
me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
Matthew 11:28 Isaiah 1:18 “ . . .Though your sins be as
scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like
crimson, they shall become like wool.” When we have asked Jesus
for forgiveness from our sins, and accepted Him into our heart and
life, then we know this truth found in II Corinthians 5:17,
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old
has passed away; behold, the new has come. All this is from God, who
through Christ reconciled us to himself . . .”
Most of us have needed a place of
beginning again, whether it was from some big sin or just a terribly
bad day. If we have sinned, then our Savior is waiting for us to
repent and come back to a right standing with Him. Ephesians
2:13, “Now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been
brought near by the blood of Christ.” Acts 3:19, “Repent
therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out, that
times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord. “
Sometimes we need a fresh start.
Do you suffer with regrets? Bitterness from being treated wrongly?
Wrong choices? Isaiah 43:18-19, “Remember not the former thing;
now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in
the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” And in Philippians
3:11-14, “Brothers (and Sisters), I do not consider that I have
made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and
straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for
the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
Hebrews 4:16, “Let us then with
confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive
mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”
James 4:6, “But he gives more grace.
Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the
humble.” Verse 8 tells us to “Draw near to God, and he will draw
near to you.”
A song from long ago just came to mind
made famous by Evie Tornquist, Give Them All which you can
listen to HERE. As you go about your life, every night, give
all your burdens to Jesus and then you can begin anew in the morning!
Give Them All
Are you tired
of chasing pretty rainbows
Are you tired
of spinning round and round
Wrap up all
the shattered dreams of your life
At the feet of
Jesus lay them down
CHORUS
Give them all
Give them all
Give them all
to Jesus
Shattered
dreams
Wounded hearts
Broken toys
Give them all
Give them all
Give them all
to Jesus
And he will
turn your sorrow into joy
VERSE 2
He never said
you’d only see sunshine
He never said
there’d be no rain
He only
promised a heart full of singing
About
the very things that once caused pain
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