Every Tuesday, I publish a Deeper devotion on the Ignite blog. It is meant to help encourage, strengthen and challenge you in your walk of faith. You can subscribe to receive these devotions in your email. Below is an excerpt from this week’s devotion:
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!”
2 Corinthians 5:17
The start of a new year – it always seems to evoke feelings of fresh start.
Whatever happened the year before, whatever troubles we got into, mistakes we made, circumstances that seemed to overwhelm us, hardships we faced, whatever laziness we experienced, curve-balls life threw at us or setbacks we endured, the new year brings with it a second chance.
A second chance to reach our goals.
A second chance to get it right.
A second chance to achieve something great.
No more holding onto last year’s mistakes.
No more falling into last year’s bad habits.
No more aimlessly going through the year.
A new year is a new start, full of hopes and dreams and a renewed energy to accomplish our goals. We long for it, spend time determining our resolutions and even celebrate the opportunity for a new start.
The same is true when we come to Christ.