In God's plan, believers are offered a fresh beginning, free from the burdens of the past. According to 2 Corinthians 5:17, those in Christ become new creations, while Jeremiah 29:11 promises a hopeful future. Isaiah 40:31 and 43:18-19 encourage believers to forget the former things and look to the Lord for strength and renewal. As Ephesians 4:22-24 teaches, this new start involves putting off the old self and being renewed in the spirit of the mind, allowing believers to live a life that honors God.
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Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!
But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.
“Do not call to mind the former things; pay no attention to the things of old. Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert.
to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be renewed in the spirit of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness! “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.”
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
For behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.
And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh,
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert.
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.