Today’s devotional reflection on New Beginnings is about: Be an Encourager 27 “But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared to them how on the road he had seen the Lord, who spoke to him, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus.” – Acts 9:27, RSVCE | NJB… Read More »
Today’s devotional reflection on New Beginnings is about: Pressing Forward 13 “Brethren, I do not consider that I have made it my own; but one thing I do, forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead,” 14 “I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”… Read More »
Today’s devotional reflection on New Beginnings is about: The Guardian Redeemer 13 “would you therefore wait till they were grown? Would you therefore refrain from marrying? No, my daughters, for it is exceedingly bitter to me for your sake that the hand of the Lord has gone forth against me.”” – Ruth 1:13, RSVCE | NJB Naomi had… Read More »
Today’s devotional reflection on New Beginnings is about: Messy Lives 34 “The Lord is near to the brokenhearted, and saves the crushed in spirit.” – Psalm 34:18, RSVCE | NJB David was a man who passionately loved God. But that didn’t mean his life was free from chaos, heartbreak, or drama. If anything, David had more than his… Read More »
Today’s devotional reflection on New Beginnings is about: Be Courageous 9 ” Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; be not frightened, neither be dismayed; for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”” – Joshua 1:9, RSVCE | NJB In the book of Joshua, readers find the nation of the Israelites… Read More »
Today’s devotional reflection on New Beginnings is about: When the Past Paralyzes You 8 ” Saul arose from the ground; and when his eyes were opened, he could see nothing; so they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus.” – Acts 9:8, RSVCE | NJB Saul had spent his life doing the “right” things—He came… Read More »
Today’s devotional reflection on New Beginnings is about: New Mercies 22 ” The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases,[b] his mercies never come to an end;” 23 ” they are new every morning; great is thy faithfulness. “ – Lamentations 3:22-23, RSVCE | NJB The end of the year and the beginning of the next one often… Read More »
Today’s devotional reflection on New Beginnings is about: The Spark 17 ” Therefore, if any one is in Christ, he is a new creation;[a] the old has passed away, behold, the new has come.” – 2 Corinthians 5:17, RSVCE | NJB Jana was in college, driving an old car when it began to sputter on the highway. She… Read More »
Today’s devotional reflection on New Beginnings is about: A Better Tomorrow 11 ” For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” – Jeremiah 29:11, RSVCE | NJB Tim Keenan, a man living in Colorado, was inspired to recycle old… Read More »
Today’s devotional reflection on New Beginnings is about: When You Need a Breakthrough 14 “And the second day they marched around the city once, and returned into the camp. So they did for six days.” – Joshua 6:14, RSVCE | NJB The plan would have sounded crazy to anyone else. Joshua, the leader of the Israelite nation was… Read More »