by Alice W.
The Lord’s lovingkindnesses indeed never cease,
For His compassions never fail.
They are new every morning;
Great is Your faithfulness.
-Lamentations 3:22, 23
Every day is a new day. Each sunrise is a fresh start and a renewed opportunity to begin again. It is a time to learn from the mistakes of yesterday and with Christ’s help move on from them as we take a step closer to being transformed into His likeness.
Sadly, however, so many of us are too caught up in the regrets and happenings of yesterday, or the worries and fears for tomorrow. We allow our pasts to torment us and our looming futures to scare us. As a result, we often miss out on our gift of the present.
Jesus does not want us to be bound up or afraid. He came to set us free from captivity. Every wrong that we have committed, or will commit, He died so that it can be forgiven and forgotten by His blood shed at the cross. When we give our lives to Jesus, He forgives us and takes our wrongs away and carries them upon Himself. He made a way for us to be set free from sin, so we would not have to be tormented anymore, because we could be forgiven. Psalm 103:12 states, “As far as the east is from the west, so far has He put our sins from us.”
Another thing that prevents us from enjoying today is the prospect of tomorrow. In Matthew 6:25-34, Jesus tells us not to be afraid. He is all-knowing. He knows the future; it is in His hands. What will it gain us to worry about days that have not yet come to be, and things that may or may not happen? We need to live in today.
In the midst of it all, past, present and future, there is a timeless God, Who holds it all together. Brother Yun says in his book, The Heavenly Man, “I do not know what the future holds but I do know Who holds my future.” We need to let go and surrender our yesterdays and tomorrows to the Lord and focus on living for Jesus and serving Him today.
Today is a new day. Let’s take advantage of it and live it for the Lord.
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WoW! This just…nearly moved me to tears. I needed this reminder so badly! God is just so amazing! The way He works out the timing of things! WOW! He is so good! Blessings and thank you
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Thank-you for the excellent reminder, Alice.
thank you thank you! You cannot imagine how this is encouraging to me. oh the water of the Word…..may you be blessed with the peace of Lord even as you speak it over others.
Alice thank you so much for this wonderful reminder of surrendering to God completely and not letting the past torment us or hinder our growth in Christ!
thank you so very much for this post!
I need it sooo much
blessings & HUGS!
To God be all glory!
In His Love, Jane.
Thanks for this post! I have been struggling lately with some bad habits, and when I decided to stop them once and for all (that was yesterday) I was still feeling somewhat down about it all. This morning, when I woke up, I felt so much better, and your post has really encoraged me that the past is the past and I am living in a new day with God.
Thanks so much!
God bless!
Rachael
Praise GOD! I could never have imagined in my wildest dreams how much this would help people-but GOD did! I can take no credit; it is from HIM and I need to read and be reminded of this again and again. Thanks for all your loving mesages!
Today is a new day! May GOD’s peace fill you all completely as the shackles of the past slip away and you fully realise that you can live in GOD’s freedom-today!
Very encouraging. I appreciate this post!