“The LORD'S lovingkindnesses, indeed never cease, For His
compassions never fail. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.
‘The LORD is my portion,’ says my soul, ‘Therefore I have hope in Him.’” (Lamentations
3:22-24, NIV)
As we open our sleepy eyes to begin another day, we gaze
into the new day. Depending upon the time of our awakening we are peering into
the fleeting dimness and darkness of the fading night or squinting tentatively
at the brightness of light announcing the arrival of this new day. Actually this
new day is quite an amazing thing. We
are freely and gracefully given the gift of this new day without any hesitation
from the Giver of the day or without having to gather up any qualifications before
we can take possession of it. As the morning dew shimmers and sparkles on every
blade of grass or the icy capture of vapor reflects and refracts on every tiny crystal
of snow; this new day bursts upon us with immense potential overflowing with promise and full of
possibilities. This new day not only sparkles in the freshness of new potential
but it also shines in the beckoning prospects of redeeming the broken, the
failure, the loss and aching with the possibilities of starting over in our most
intimate and our many varied relationships with forgiveness, acceptance and
grace.
It is in the grace of God that we find the
gift of each new day. It is in His new
mercies, that this day and every new day are freely given to each of us as a new day. God’s faithfulness
comes to us without the possibility of failure because of His great love. His compassion and love are steadfastly fixed
upon us, thus His mercies come in the gift of grace in giving us a truly new
day, each and every day of our lives. We
live saved, redeemed and constantly transformed by His grace and as we gracefully
extend His grace; new days begin in the lives of those around us.
In this new day we
have been given by God’s grace … we can joyously embrace the celebratory, tentatively
step forward with humbleness in redeeming the disappointments and the
disappointed, give greater attention and dedication to our tasks, pursue with
abandon our dreams and quests, admit our failures and start over and
courageously embark on any twist or turn laying before us in this new day. The potential
and possibilities for this new day are as numerous as the rays of the light on
a sunny day or endless as the droplets of moisture in the clouds as they fill the sky on a dreariest of days. The elements
that color each day do not determine the day but it is what we make of the sun and
the rain in the day, that will condemn the day to failure or redeem the day unto
life and hope. May we be filled with
gratitude for this new day and may we grasp this day with fervor, fully giving it our
devotion and commitment, thus filling it up with life and hope.
Heavenly Father in
Heaven … We thank you for giving us new days, new starts, new chances and new
moments in your grace. We thank you for the gift of
this day in your amazing grace to us. We thank You, for the joy in this day and
for the gift of beauty in this day. We thank You, for the gift of relationship
with others which will bless and strengthen us in this day. May we
shine in this day, as your compassion, grace and forgiveness flows in us and
through us. May
your Holy Spirit give us direction and convict us our sin in this day. May You,
fill us with courage to forgive on this day and the humbleness to ask for
forgiveness on this day, so this day can
be redeemed by your grace. Thank You,
for this day and for our salvation on this day.
May the power and grace of Jesus Christ our Lord be in us and over us on this day, Amen.
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