Ezekiel 36:25-27 (TLB)
No matter what you’ve faced this year — the hard, challenging, or painful, the lovely, exciting, or beautiful — tomorrow is full of fresh mercies. Because of God’s grace and forgiveness, we are offered a new heart and a new spirit. When we accept the gift of a new year and a new life in Christ, God promises to give us a heart that is once again soft and a spirit that is open to His guiding.
As we close out this year, reflecting on all that has happened in the past 365 days, all the ways we’ve grown and struggled and loved and learned, let’s remember that a new day is coming. God will give us a new heart — as well as a new year!
Happy last day of 2020, friends!
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Maura Michael says
Thank you Lord for being by my side through this year with all your strength upholding me; your protection surrounding me; your hope sustaining me; your wisdom guiding me. Thank you to all the wonderful writers at (in)courage for words that speak Love Over All.
Mary Castrovill says
thank you Maura!! for the encouraging words.
God WILL carry us through.
Rosalba ramos says
Thank you Lord for bringing me through the year. Thank you for your grace and mercy everyday.
Marcia Clarke says
I am grateful for in courage
Debbie says
Thank God for His Mercies and to see a New Year
Beth Williams says
In Courage,
Lamentations 3:22-23 22 It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. Mercy is defined as forgiveness toward someone whom it is within one’s power to punish or harm. God could easily punish us for our sins. Yet He loves us enough to forgive us each & every time we ask in repentance. 2020 will be a year to remember for many. It was so topsy turvy I liken it to a roller coaster. Each day presented new challenges. Jesus warned His disciples to Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak!” He understands how easy it is to fall into temptation. Let’s keep watch this year & thank God for His new mercies daily.
Blessings 🙂