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New Every Morning
by Steve Troxel (Steve's bio)
[Note: If you'd like to read more from Steve, be sure to visit God's Daily Word.]
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God loved us so much that He gave His Son as a sacrifice for our sins, that through faith we might be brought back into a full and intimate relationship with our Heavenly Father for all eternity.
Lamentations 3:22-23
"Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness."
God has chosen to express His love and compassion through the forgiveness found in Jesus Christ. This forgiveness is total and complete for those who believe. When we place our trust in Jesus, we are washed clean - we become "a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come." (2 Corinthians 5:17). And we continue to be washed clean "every morning."
We all have days when our sinful nature wins a battle and we stumble. We have a day when our anger, pride, fear, or lust is brought to the surface and we "do what we do not want to do." (Romans 7:16). We may need to seek forgiveness and earn back trust from those we've hurt, but God's forgiveness and love can never be earned - it is free for the asking: "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins." (1 John 1:9). We may lose some of the battles, but through Jesus, the war has been won.
Since we have been washed clean - and continue to be washed clean - we must stop walking as though we are still soiled. Jesus gives us a fresh start. We must shed the heavy burdens of past failures (and the fear of future disappointments) and walk in the freshness of His forgiveness.
Is our relationship with God fresh and new? Have we truly accepted His forgiveness? Do we still comprehend the magnitude of love encompassed in the gift of forgiveness, or have we grown complacent and cold? When was the last time our love for God was so fresh on our heart that we couldn't help but say THANK YOU!?
We are invited to a "relationship" with our Heavenly Father - a relationship which involves loving and being loved. Let's give our all, receive His all, and make our relationship of love new every morning.
Copyright 2001, Steve Troxel. All Rights Reserved. Used by permission.
| About Steve Troxel: Steve Troxel is the President of God's Daily Word Ministries. Steve was trained as an Electrical Engineer and received his PhD in 1994. After working as a researcher in a laser laboratory for several years, Steve felt the call from God to leave his trained profession and enter into full-time ministry. His devotionals are now sent around the world via email as well as distributed in book format. More information about this ministry as will as a "sign-up" page can be found at: http://www.godsdailyword.org |
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