Verse: "And He who sits on the throne said, 'Behold, I am making all things new'." Revelation 21:5
New days bring new beginnings, and new beginnings bring renewal. Repenting and returning to Christ so that He can renew and restore us is a part of our daily routine. I love NEW... new beginnings, new changes, newness of life, new HOME...! It's all in the works I know -- God has BIG plans for us, and we just need to step out in faith! :)
My husband & I are coming into our 8th year of marriage, and 8 signifies NEW BEGINNINGS, so we are pretty excited to see what will transpire this year. There are alot of 'new' things on our wishes, hopes & dreams list... and we know that God can and will do MORE than we can think or imagine, so that makes it a time for excitement, yet also making sure we are in right relationship with God. When these things, and/por the things that God has in His plans for us come to fruition it's time for a CELEBRATION!! :) Yet we can also CELEBRATE before the fact, because of FAITH! Knowing that we are in God's hands, when we have a relationship with Him makes life worth celebrating!
We had a great reminder today of the importance of our relationship with the KING of KINGS. We need to first and foremost have a relationship with the FATHER. Yet we also have to have a relationship with the SON and SPIRIT! Salvation is a gift from the Father - Water baptism gives us new life through the Son - and we should be baptized by the Spirit to receive the power to go through each day & to share the gospel & make disciples of the world. (Paraphrased from 'The Power of Your Words' by Robert Morris. --bibliography info to come, I don't have the book with me.)
NEW Life, and RENEWAL should always be a celebration. In the Word, it says that the angels in Heaven rejoice, so we should too! (Luke 15:7 -- "I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent." and Luke 15:10 -- "In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.")
We need to make our whole lives a 'celebration' -- people love parties and celebrations, and worldly people are attracted to it. If we show the world that following Christ is a boring day to day ritual who wants to be a part of that? But if we live our lives as a daily 'celebration' then they will see the JOY and we will reflect the image of JESUS wearing our 'garments of salvation' and they will want to be a part of what we have too! :)
So get out there and START CELEBRATING... If you do not know about, or do not have the relationship I am speaking of with the Father, Son and/or Holy Spirit (as we all are and can be in different stages of our relationships) JUST ASK... Ask the FATHER in Jesus' name, and by the power of Holy Spirit you can and WILL receive!! :) -- I would love to hear your 'testimonies' of God's faithfulness --!
Check out this great song by Steven Curtis Chapman... and celebrate all things that are made new, including YOU!!
BE BLESSED & BE A BLESSING!
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