A New Day

Greetings! Jesus said, "Behold, I make all things new" in Revelation 21:5. This is a new day, a new time, a new thought, a new blog, a new emotion, a new stroke of the keys, a new font size. Everything is new. His mercies are new every morning. He gives a new measure of faith and new vision to those who seek Him in spirit and in truth.
New can be defined as: of recent origin; of a kind now existing or appearing for the first time; having but lately or but now come into knowledge; unfamiliar or strange; accustomed; fresh or unused.
That's quite a list. It should make us think. When the unfamiliar creeps into our lives as God raises us to a new level in Him, it might feel strange and unaccustomed. It will most certainly be uncomfortable. But it is oh so necessary. If we want to grow, we must experience the new.
Please pray for our prison pen pals as they both experience the new and resist the new. Some of them sit in solitary cells for 23 hours a day. They need the new to change their thought patterns, their habits. They need the new to believe that a new day has dawned and that Jesus always did, still does, and always will love them.
We need the new here in the office to experience necessary changes, learn about budgeting, and communication skills. We need new challenges and new ways of expression that bring a fresh spirit of God's eternal joy.
Bless us, Father, as we go through the new. It may hurt, but it will advance us into the next level with our precious Heavenly Father, His Son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit who is dwelling within us.
Can I get an amen?!