It's A New Day

In 1991 my Mom was a guest speaker at a Women’s Conference and the topic was “Set Free to Be”.  At the conference she shared that we have a choice; we can live according to the plan of darkness or we can live according to His plan (God).  

Many of us have seasons of moving away from God and not living in His plan.  What takes us away?  Stress, relationships, personal desires, temptations? Each of these are things that create opportunities to make choices between sucumming to the circumstances or holding fast to God instead but the bottom line is these destractions are all rooted in the plan of darkness.  Choices aren’t always as simple as heads or tails, black or white; which can make them difficult to see them as choices. Especially when we are swayed by the judgement of people, our own emotions, and the internal struggle with our innate human nature.  

But, today can be a new day.  And the day after that can be a new day, and the day after that too! We never have to live in the darkness, even if we created it ourselves. Each day is a new beginning for God. “That’s the power of love!”  As the musical artist Huey Lewis would say… Hear also part of a song of a father at the birth of his son found in Luke chapter 1.   

"When Zacharias’s voice was restored to him, he sang from the fullness of the Holy Spirit a blessing. ** May the Lord God of Israel be blessed indeed!  For God’s intervention has begun, and He has moved to rescue us (me), the people (child) of God….   the Lord’s people (I) will receive knowledge of their (my) freedom through the forgiveness of their (my) sins. All this will flow from the kind and compassionate mercy of our (my) God.  A new day is dawning:  the Sunrise from the heavens will break through our (my) darkness, and those (even though I) who huddle (have huddled) in night, those who sit (and sat) in the shadow of death, (I) will be able to rise and walk in the light guided in the pathway of peace.”

From this passage we can see the enormous amount of love God has for us, His children. He too sings over us (Zephaniah 3) and His plans for us are good (Jeremiah 29 ). This passage also speaks about God’s forgiveness, intervention, and compassion.  The thing Mom wanted all of us to take away was the knowledge of these gifts from God that, when accepted, produce freedom.  Freedom that enables us to see ourselves in a new state (living in the light), having a new spirit (the power of God), and a new status (purposed for good works). This freedom may seem like it takes a long time to become reality but, the truth is, the minute we decide to believe… it happens and we can live “Set Free to Be”. Our earthly circumstances may take a little time to catch up, but truth is truth. When the smallest amount of light shines into the darkness it is no longer dark; it is just dimly lit.  And sometimes a little light is all you need to see the path.   

 

**For this week’s prayer - go back to the passage above starting at the ** and say it out loud as if you are speaking to the devil himself, inserting words in the ( ) when praying for yourself. Pray this every day this week in the fullness of the Holy Spirit. **

Click this link to see Huey Lewis and The News sing “That’s The Power of Love”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5dYNAjoBAM&feature=player_embedded