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Renewing everything; Restarting our life

By the end of last year, the world has gone through a lot of changes. The old world got destroying , people sigh all days.

The old has gone and everything is new
As New Year begins, we long for new start; to forget about the past & to work hard for future. There is nothing new under the sun. (Ecclesiastes 1:9). Heavens & earth wearing out like a garment (Hebrews 1:11); life recycles which is toil (Ecclesiastes 2:22). The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong (Ecclesiastes 9:11). Things happening in world becoming more ridiculous than ever, we are limited by our perishing bodies (Ecclesiastes 12:1-8). Sadly, the spiritual life of Christians are descending, symptoms of ‘stain or wrinkle & blemish’ appear (Ephesians 5:27, Rev 2:4). Thank to God! There is a God above the sun. He is always new & everlasting (Hebrews 1:12, John 8:58, Rev 1:8). Over millions of years, He is still afresh! As we are abiding in Him, we are new creation. The old has gone and the new has come ! (2 Corinthians 5:17)

Let us redefine our position; adjust our goals; seek for our true eternal God again ,and renew our mind to offer our lives to Him once more (Romans 12:1-2). Based on the new way opened through His cross (Hebrews 10:20), with a new heart & spirit (Ezekiel 36:26), we become new men by the new covenant (Luke 22:20; 2 Corinthians 5:17). We obey His new commandments (John 13:34) and we renew ourselves daily in times of trouble (2 Corinthians 4:16) !

The first miracle by Jesus was turning water into wine (John 2:1-11). Though our life perishing, having Him as our new wine, everything will be new! ‘New’ is the nature of God. Everything that is touched by the Holy Spirit will have changes and alter the root of human beings. We need to renew our mind as well as our relationship with God. Let the Holy Spirit to enter our life , that new wine be stored in a new bottle (Matthew 9:17).

Pray that the Lord would give us new power, like the new generation of Israel entering the Promised Land, singing new songs , receiving new names (Rev 5:9; 2:17), looking forward to new place, waiting for the new home which will never be shaken – the new Jerusalem (2 Peter 3:13; Rev 21:1-2) ! Let us lift up our holy hands and look upon new blessing from God. May the house of God be firmly established & bear new fruits monthly & bring new blessings to nations !