As believers reflect on the passage of time, they are reminded that each new year brings opportunities for spiritual renewal and growth. The apostle Paul writes in 2 Corinthians that those in Christ are made new, emphasizing the transformative power of faith. In Isaiah, God promises to do a new thing, calling His people to forget the past and look forward to the future, while Jeremiah assures them of a hopeful future, promising prosperity and success. With trust in God's sovereignty, as encouraged in Proverbs, believers can face the unknown with confidence, ultimately looking forward to the day when God will make all things new, as promised in Revelation.
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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!
“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.
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.
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.
And the One seated on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” Then He said, “Write this down, for these words are faithful and true.”
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.”
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.
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.
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,