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makes all things new


He does make all things new.  The Christmas holiday is a reminder of what new life brings.  New birth leads to life which leads to blessings and which led to Jesus’ death and even His resurrection.  That gave way or opened a way for our salvation.

Something new comes from something that has to change.  Literally from death comes life.

The New Year is only a few days away.  What is that God is doing in your life and in the path that He placed before you? There is a plan.  He gives each of us a purpose.  It is our choice to obey and follow.

Isaiah 43:19 (NLT)

For I am about to do something new.  See, I have already begun! Do you not see it?  I will make a pathway through the wilderness.  I will create rivers in the dry wasteland.

Revelation 21:5 (NLT)

And the one sitting on the throne said, “Look, I am making everything new!” And then he said to me, “Write this down, for what I tell you is trustworthy and true.”

Just two places where we are reminded that we can look forward to a new day, a new way and new blessings.  We don’t have to let the past define us and especially not to defeat us.

2 Corinthians 5:17  (NASB)
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.

Take a few minutes to ask God to prepare you and those around you for the new year and what He has in store for you!

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