 It's a Brand New Day Winter 2010There’s something about a fresh new snowfall that I absolutely love. The sparkling white snow covers the ground and it can be breathtaking. Early in the wee hours of the morning, when the snow first falls, there’s a hush across our city. The winter wonderland causes our town to almost stop and it’s a great time to reflect on the past and think about how the new day and year can be different.
We get so few snowfalls around here most people stop, stay in, and enjoy the day. I certainly enjoy basking in the glory of God’s grace. Psalm 51:7-12 says,
“Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
Let me hear joy and gladness;
let the bones you have crushed rejoice.
Hide your face from my sins
and blot out all my iniquity.
Create in me a pure heart, O God,
and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Do not cast me from your presence
or take your Holy Spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of your salvation
and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.”
Today is a brand new day! It’s a fresh new start, just like a blanket of snow that covers the ground. Whatever your past—it’s over. “Forget what lies behind and reach forward to what lies ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:13-14).
My prayer for you this New Year is that God will restore the joy of your salvation. Let His all powerful spirit fill you up to overflowing.
“You will make known to me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy;
In Your right hand there are pleasures forever” (Psalm 16:11).
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