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What we really want is a new start, free from the burdens of our past and filled with hope for the future. Jesus offers us this new start through His sacrifice and the new birth that comes from faith in Him. Embrace the opportunity to leave behind the old and step into the new life that Jesus offers. Reflect on the areas of your life where you need a fresh start and how Jesus can bring transformation and renewal. Take practical steps to embrace this new start by seeking forgiveness, letting go of past hurts, and focusing on the future that God has for you.

 

Bible Verse He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. - Titus 3:5

 

Reflection Question  What areas of your life need a fresh start, and how can you embrace the new life that Jesus offers? Jesus always forgives and never condemns!

 

John 8.1-11 

Jesus returned to the Mount of Olives, 2 but early the next morning he was back again at the Temple. A crowd soon gathered, and he sat down and taught them. 3 As he was speaking, the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in the act of adultery. They put her in front of the crowd.

4 “Teacher,” they said to Jesus, “this woman was caught in the act of adultery. 5 The law of Moses says to stone her. What do you say?”

6 They were trying to trap him into saying something they could use against him, but Jesus stooped down and wrote in the dust with his finger. 7 They kept demanding an answer, so he stood up again and said, “All right, but let the one who has never sinned throw the first stone!” 8 Then he stooped down again and wrote in the dust.

9 When the accusers heard this, they slipped away one by one, beginning with the oldest, until only Jesus was left in the middle of the crowd with the woman. 10 Then Jesus stood up again and said to the woman, “Where are your accusers? Didn’t even one of them condemn you?”

11 “No, Lord,” she said.

And Jesus said, “Neither do I. Go and sin no more.”

 

 

Quote What you really want is a new start. What you really need is a brand new start with no past and a bright future.

 

Prayer Dear God, thank You for the new start that You offer through Jesus. Help me to let go of the past and embrace the future that You have for me. Renew my heart and mind through Your love and Holy Spirit. Amen.