Renewed - Start Over

Prayer – Lord, I shout along with You! Halleluiah! God’s home is among His people and His people are in His New Home! What a glorious day that will be. I am thirsty…please give to me water of life from Your eternal springs. You said, “It is finished!” and now life—eternal life—begins! Praise You—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen.

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the old heaven and the old earth had disappeared. And the sea was also gone. And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven like a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, "Look, God's home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them. He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever." 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." And he also said, "It is finished! I am the Alpha and the Omega—the Beginning and the End. To all who are thirsty I will give freely from the springs of the water of life. All who are victorious will inherit all these blessings, and I will be their God, and they will be my children. But cowards, unbelievers, the corrupt, murderers, the immoral, those who practice witchcraft, idol worshipers, and all liars—their fate is in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death." Revelation 21:1-8

 

Meditate. Continue dreaming of your new Home in Heaven!

 

No liars. No cheater. No murders. No filthy rotten scum. Those will all be burned up in the lake of fire.

Only purity before the Lord God. Spiritually pure in our hearts and souls because we are washed in the blood of Jesus. He was the ultimate sacrifice for all mankind. Guilt removed for those who repented. Honesty before the Lord is essential.

Yes, what joy for those whose record the LORD has cleared of guilt, whose lives are lived in complete honesty! Psalm 32:2 

Baptism in the Jordan River, Israel
Repentant- Renewed Life
Begin a new life with a new relationship 
with God. 
 

Repentance gives a person a new life. The old life is washed away…you get a fresh start. God is forgiving and He only accepts those who honor Him with a life of integrity, honesty, goodness, faithfulness, and self-control. We can’t do that on our own—we have to “get clean” with God…and then live an honest life, day by day, to please Him. We don’t always make good choices…and it is easy to get dragged down into a miserable existence, a self-condemning thought pattern, or a mundane cycle of self-centeredness, but God wants more for our lives. We just need to repent and begin again, seeking a good relationship with Him and with others.

Would you like to be renewed—get a start over? Would you like to have a new life?

 

Verse of Salvation ~ When God our Savior revealed his kindness and love, he saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit. He generously poured out the Spirit upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior. Because of his grace he declared us righteous and gave us confidence that we will inherit eternal life. Titus 3:4-7

 

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