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Thursday... It is so familiar, but life can make it new.


Thursday... It is so familiar, but life can make it new.

What is around you that you don't see anymore? I live in the desert and I can get to the place that I don't see the Sun until a cloudy winter comes to stay and then I appreciate it again and see it with new appreciation and anticipation.

Life is like that. We don't really appreciate the good things in our life until trouble strikes. 

Here is a portion of Scripture that if you have been a Christian for long you have read it with a, I really love it. But with changes in our life it can have new meaning.

Look at this, Psalm 23:1-3 (NLT) says, "The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need. He lets me rest in green meadows; he leads me beside peaceful streams. He renews my strength. He guides me along right paths." We read it and read it and read it and then life changes and it takes on new meaning, new importance, new significance. 

Maybe that is where you are today. You were going along and then the snow came, the river is overflowing, the job has become greater than you can bear, the COVID is still here and you and your family have it. Where did the peaceful stream go and the green meadows? This chapter takes on new meaning.

Let me share it again but from the Amplified Bible. "The Lord is my Shepherd [to feed, to guide and to shield me], I shall not want. He lets me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still and quiet waters. He refreshes and restores my soul (life); He leads me in paths of righteousness for His name sake."

Now read it again in light of the difficulties you are going through. It takes on new meaning, doesn't it? And sometimes we need to go through new and difficult situations to see God and His love in a new light. It is in the times of clouds that the Sun takes on new meaning. It is in times of distress that God takes on new significance and new meaning and we have a new appreciation. and a new need for Him and dependence on Him. The Lord is my Shepherd takes on new meaning, new significance and new appreciation and need.

Look at verse 6 in light of what you are going through. It says, "Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life." Not just what we would call good days but also the difficult days. "and I will live in the house of the Lord." 

So go find your Bible and read Psalm 23 in light of what you are going through. It will take on new meaning. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning 



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