Fresh Start
We all need a fresh start occasionally.
- We lose a job and need a new one.
- We hurt someone and need forgiveness.
- We make bad choices and need another chance.
A fresh start means a new beginning. We start over.
A fresh start gives hope. We look for better days ahead, much like:
- Springtime arrives after a long hard winter.
- We build a new fence after the old one falls apart.
- New flowers bloom through dead grass and leaves.
The message of Easter offers the greatest fresh start of all. Jesus died on a cross on Friday, but he rose from the grave on Sunday. He defeated death and sin.
When we choose to follow Jesus, we receive new life. We gain God’s love, peace, hope, and joy. We still have problems, but the problems will not defeat us. In addition, we have the promise of an eternal home in heaven.
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17 NKJV).
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