If you are reading this then that means you got something today that not everyone got, or was guaranteed....and that's a new day. Some people thought today would come and it did not. Some people put things off for a day that they never got to. Some people let the enemy rob them of joy, or walking in God's purpose yesterday, and they told themselves they would do it better today. For those of us who got this day given to them...let's do something with it!
Each day that we are given is another chance for us to do something we didn't do yesterday. And I don't mean living in constant regret for things we didn't do yesterday, but instead living in excitement that we have another chance to do it right this time, to do it better this time or to just do "it"...whatever it is that God is asking you to do. We all know that in this world we have good days and we have bad. God doesn't want that for us, but we let sin and the world we live in impact us more on some days than we do others. And when that happens the thing I try to do at the end of that day or the beginning of the next is to ask God to help me do "today" better than I did yesterday. I clear up anything that I need to be forgiven for from yesterday's mistakes and I ask Him to help me not walk in shame, but seek out His will for my life today. There may be something I missed yesterday because I didn't walk in His fullness. It may be a blessing He had for me, it may be a job that He had for me, or it may be a lesson that He had for me. But no matter what it was, I want to recognize that TODAY I want to receive it.
We know that we are not supposed to let the enemy get the best of us, but we also know that sometimes he does. Sometimes it's by way of circumstances...sometimes it's by way of other people. And when I look back on yesterday I can usually know instantly where the day started to take a downward slope. If you have those kind of days learn from them. Don't let the enemy have 2 days in a row in your life. Tell him that he may have gotten under your skin yesterday, but today's a new day!
There is something that as Christ followers we should wake up with and celebrate....and that's HOPE! We need to carry that hope everywhere we go and we need to offer it to as many people as we can. Because we are under the blood of Jesus, we know that today His grace and His mercy is new for us. (Lamentations 3:22-23) We know today is another day that God will be faithful in our lives. It truly saddens me to think that there are people who will wake up today and today will just look like another hopeless day to them. They will be completely controlled by their circumstances and they will be tossed around by life today as if they were being beaten by the waives in the ocean. Those are the people I want to introduce to Jesus, and I know that today is the day that can happen.
As you start your day ask God what are the divine appointments that He has for you today. Where would He like for you to carry His light and who does He have for you to offer hope to today. And please remember that no matter how bad yesterday looked....and no matter what things may still lay ahead....You still have God on your side. And along with that comes love, grace, mercy and hope! Nothing in this world can take that from you.
I'm not sure anyone could have described hope better than Paul in Philippians 1:21-25 (NLT) when he said "For to me, living means living for Christ, and dying is even better. But if I live, I can do more fruitful work for Christ. So I really don’t know which is better. I’m torn between two desires: I long to go and be with Christ, which would be far better for me. But for your sakes, it is better that I continue to live. Knowing this, I am convinced that I will remain alive so I can continue to help all of you grow and experience the joy of your faith". This is how I want to see each day. Thanking God for another day to do His work, but knowing if this is my last day then I will go to be with Him.
God, thank You that You are a God of hope! You can give us something that no one else can...something that nothing else can fulfill....Your love and Your hope! Help us to appreciate this new day and see it as a chance to seek You more than we did yesterday, to reach more people than we did yesterday, to draw closer to you than we did yesterday and as a new day to receive Your blessings in our life. It is my prayer that we honor You with this day that YOU have given us. Thank You God! In Jesus name, Amen
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