Reflections4Life™ January 5, 2020
“Brand New”
“Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.”
And He said to me, 'Write, for these words are true and faithful.'” Revelation
21:5
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| ©Ruthe McDonald. |
Happy New Year! Here we are with an opportunity
to embark on a brand new year, a new decade, a new beginning, a fresh start.
When you are walking with Jesus, however, each day is a fresh start. When you
yield to Him, He makes you brand new; brand new heart, brand new mind, brand
new sight, a brand new life.
I
decree that this week's Reflections will be a continued source of
encouragement and inspiration for your heart, mind, and soul. Allow the blood
of Jesus to cleanse your heart and soul from old baggage that has been weighing
you down. Allow the Lord to make you brand new all over—your heart and mind.
This is a new year with new opportunities. God has given you a reset. What are
you going to do with it?
You
know how it feels to get something brand new. The feeling of something fresh
and new is exciting. I think about those of us who, growing up, had to wear
hand-me-downs, and the first time you were able to buy something new just for
you. How did that feel? Wonderful, didn't it?
What
about that feeling you have after a storm in your life has passed. Or you let
go of things you should have let go of a long time ago? Or, when you clean out
your house of all those old things, or you walk into a brand new home?
Exhilarating!
That's
what it is to be in a relationship with the Father. He makes all things new. He
comes into our lives (the home of our hearts) and makes all things new. He
cleanses us and gives us the opportunity to see things through fresh eyes, a
clean heart, through His eyes. God has given us a reset button for our lives
when we receive Jesus as our Savior. Our life clock is reset. What a precious
gift from our Heavenly Father.
There
are indeed consequences for our actions. Sinful behavior has repercussions. The
sinful and wrong acts of others can have devastating effects on innocent
people's lives. Yet, when we come to God, He will make all things new; a new
perspective, a new determination, and new grace to help us walkthrough and get
through the consequences of those actions. We will have a brand new mindset,
and a brand new start at a new life, where we can walk in His love and
guidance, and in obedience to His will.
Many
have made resolutions to change this or to change that in their lives. What if
you allowed God to change it for you. How about yielding your heart to God;
submitting to His will and His way, and allowing Him to lead you where you
cannot trace Him; having faith in God, and where He desires to take you?
It's
a brand new year, and God desires to do brand new things in your life. Are you
not tired of promising yourself something different, only to find yourself in
old habits, doing the same thing repeatedly, never feeling complete or whole?
Then yield to the Father. Allow the cleansing blood of Jesus to restore you,
and reset your life clock. Allow Him to elevate you. To erase your past, and
bring you into the future He has ordained for you.
There
are lessons we can take from our past, but we do not have to linger there,
feeling sorry for ourselves, reliving what we did, wishing we would have done
something different. No matter how you try, you do not have the ability to
change your past. Only God can do that. But what you do have is the ability to
move forward, and live a life that is filled with hope and expectations for
greatness. You have the opportunity to walk in a brand new mindset, with brand
new insight, and brand new determination. All you have to do is believe and
walk the path that God has ordained for you.
You
are not limited by your past experiences. Your past and any mistakes do not
determine the entirety of your life. What YOU do right now and believe in your
heart, determines your life. The choice is yours. You can both reach towards
God, and receive what He has for you. Or, you can linger in the past, and allow
the whispers of the enemy to taunt you, and cripple you from moving forth. The
choice is yours.
John 5:5-9 Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity
thirty-eight years. 6 When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he already
had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to be made
well?” 7 The sick man answered Him, “Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool
when the water is stirred up; but while I am coming, another steps down before
me.” 8 Jesus said to him, “Rise, take up your bed and walk.” 9 And immediately
the man was made well, took up his bed, and walked.
There
is a brand new life waiting for you; a brand new mindset, brand new
experiences, and brand new joy, and anointing every day. So what are you going
to do? Are you going to stay stuck in the past; or in unforgiveness, or
self-pity? Or, are you going to have faith and believe what God says about you?
The choice is yours. There is a brand new life with your name on it. A life,
that God has ordained for you before the existence of time. All you have to do
is believe, have faith, and receive. For God has already declared and decreed
it!
Isaiah 65:24 “It shall come to pass that before they call, I will
answer; And while they are still speaking, I will hear.
My
Beloveds, I decree that the spirit of peace and prosperity has found
permanent rest in every area of your life. Let God bring forth the brand new in
you. Allow Him to create in you a clean heart, and a right spirit, and a
renewed mind. Let the Blood of Christ reset your life clock, so that you may
live a life that is full of love, grace, purpose, and the joy of the Lord. You
are so very blessed. Now go... and be a blessing!
©2020.
Ruthe McDonald. All Rights Reserved.
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