A New Day

God, treat us kindly. You’re our only hope. First thing in the morning, be there for us! When things go bad, help us out!
Isaiah 33:2 MSG

There are days that start off wrong and finish worse. Days in which we feel out of sorts, like a tire out of balance, clumsy and inefficient. We say things we shouldn’t say, using a voice that is too harsh, too loud. We experience days full of failure, tinged by sin. Wouldn’t it be great to redo our bad days?

We have that opportunity. It’s called tomorrow. Lamentations 3:22–23 tells us that by God’s mercies, He gives us a fresh canvas every twenty-four hours. Anger, grudges, irritations, and pain don’t have to be part of it. No matter how stormy the day before, each new day starts fresh. And He is there for us first thing in the morning and every step of the way in our day, even if things begin to go wrong—again.

Every day is a new day, a new beginning, a new chance to enjoy our lives—because each day is a new day with God. We can focus on the things that matter most: worshipping Him, listening to Him, and being in His presence. No matter what happened the day before, we have a fresh start to enjoy a deeper relationship with Him. A fresh canvas, every twenty-four hours.

Before I get out of bed in the morning, let me say these words and mean them: “This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24 NIV).

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Today’s reading was adapted from Daily Wisdom for Women: 2013 Devotional Collection with permission from Barbour Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. Reading was written by Suzanne Woods Fisher.