From bondage to freedom
Freedom is God’s plan and purpose for each of His children. The stories of the Bible are an on-going illustration of the Creator’s endeavours to bring His creation out of bondage and into freedom in union with Him. If we look at the story of Exodus and how God brought the nation of Israel out of…
Renewed with something fresh
There is something fresh that God wants to do. There is fresh strength, there is renewed power available to us and there is fresh joy. Isaiah 29:19 The meek will be filled with fresh joy from the Lord. If we are going to enjoy the fresh things that God has for us, we need to be…
Restoration
God wants to restore what He has done in the past. Sometimes we think that what God did in the past belongs to the past. Life tells us that what is over is over. But what God has done in the past, He wants to do today. We can legitimately ask God to do what He has done in…
Renewed as we hope
Hope is an essential element in life. Hope is the thing that gives us courage and strength to face another day. Hold on to your hope in God. Don’t let it slip or get away. As a reward for our hope, God will renew our strength. Isaiah 40:31 but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength….
Renew our lives
Life has a way robbing us of the life God has in store for us. There are many opportunities to make mistakes in the course of life. As we pass through life we can even find ourselves taking detours. Today, God wants to renew your life. He is the only one who does something like this for…
Renewed by the promises
When God fulfills His word in our lives we are renewed. God’s promises can renew our strength and our lives. What has God promised you? Do not let go of it. Hold onto it with all your strength. Psalm 119:40-41 Therefore in fairness renew my life, for this was your promise—yes, Lord, to save me! Renew implies a…
Renew what we used to know
Perhaps there was a time when God was more real to you than He is right now? Maybe there was a time when you knew His touch on your life. The cares of this world can rob us and steal from what God has done in our lives. As God touched men and women through the…
God wants to renew our strength
We all get a bit tired from time to time. Our strength does run low. But God’s renewing power wants to touch our lives and renew, restore and revive our strength. Perhaps you have become tired and as a result have withdrawn when you should have been pursuing God. It is not too late, God…
God wants to renew our spirits
God desires that our desires would be right desires. God wants to come and do a work of renewal, by placing within us a right spirit. Renewal starts on the inside. Psalm 51:10 renew a right spirit within me. For this to happen God needs to do a creative miracle within our hearts. We need new hearts…
What does it mean to renew?
Have you ever felt like you just needed to be renewed? In my own life I have often experienced how much I need the renewing power of God on a day-to-day basis. I have discovered that God is in the business of renewing. God wants to do something fresh and special in our lives that would totally…