do not dwell on the past.
19 See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the desert
and streams in the wasteland.
As Ade was saying before, this New Year of 2009 is not the only time that God gave us a new start, He cleaned our slates a long time ago. In fact, in Lamentations 3, it talks about having new mercies every morning. That means every day is a New day with a New start. Don't get so hung up on the January 1st thing that you think you can mess up your whole year if you didn't do everything perfectly on that day. In verse 19 of this passage, it says that God is "doing a new thing" and I think that the word "doing" is key because it means that God is presently doing new things in us each and every day.
During the service, one of the things that a minister said which really impacted me was that we cannot be defined by our bondage. I was like WOW, that is so true. Sometimes, even though God is trying to do a new thing in us, we get so caught up on our mistakes and our shortcomings that we don't even accept the constant offer He gives us for a fresh start. In verse 18 it says to forget the former things and don't DWELL on the PAST. Yeah, you might have done some things in '08 that you weren't proud of, and I can promise you that you will do some things in '09 that you won't be proud of either. The important thing is to not let those things block your sight of the new thigs that God is trying to bring out in you. Be encouraged for this new year and every new day that God blesses you with!
DS Renee Davis
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