Title: Fresh Start
Memorize: Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” And He said to me, “Write, for these words are true and faithful.” Revelation 21:5 (Nkjv)
Bible Reading: Luke 5:36-38 (Nkjv)
[36] Then He spoke a parable to them: “No one puts a piece from a new garment on an old one; otherwise the new makes a tear, and also the piece that was taken out of the new does not match the old.
[37] And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; or else the new wine will burst the wineskins and be spilled, and the wineskins will be ruined.
[38] But new wine must be put into new wineskins, and both are preserved.
Message:
After Job lost all his possessions, children, and fame, God gave him a fresh start in the latter part of His life, A Yoruba adage says: “the palace that got burnt will be rebuilt in great splendour”.
That unpleasant situation you have been through should not determine your end because there is a chance to start afresh now that you’re still young.
Jesus gave the adulterous woman a fresh start, and she became a vessel unto honor. Likewise, the thief on the right hand of Jesus at the cross also had a fresh start. Saul, who became Paul, had a fresh start.
It is not possible to have committed a sin worse than these people, so you also can have a fresh start.
What you need may just be a new studying strategy from God.
If you are tired of reading and not getting a pleasant result, God can turn it around and make it a new beginning for you.
Only God can give a fresh start, for Him to do so, surrender all to Him, obey His word, and be diligent in all you do.
Key Point:
A fresh start is possible if only you give God a chance.
HYMN 6: I’M PRESSING ON THE UPWARD WAY
1. I’m pressing on the upward way,
New heights I’m gaining everyday;
Still praying as I onward bound
“Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.”
CHORUS
Lord, lift me up and let me stand,
By faith, on Heaven’s table-land;
Where love, and joy, and light abound,
Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.
- My heart has no desire to stay
Where doubts arise, and fears dismay;
Though some may dwell where these abound,
My constant aim is higher ground. - Beyond the mist I fain would rise,
To rest beneath unclouded skies,
Above earth’s turmoil peace is found
By those who dwell on higher ground. - I long to scale the utmost height,
Though rough the way, and hard the fight,
My song, while climbing, shall resound
Lord, lead me on to higher ground.
5. Lord, lead me up the mountain side
I dare not climb without my Guide;
And, heaven gained, I’ll gaze around,
With grateful heart from higher ground.
Bible Reading In One Year: Acts 6-7
AUTHORS: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
PASTOR MRS FOLU ADEBOYE