Even if yesterday was a disaster,
we are to enter God's gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise today.
Charles Stanley
You make known to me the path of life;
you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand. Psalm 16:11
We are not alone in our Fresh Starts.
January 19
Moses, our old bulldog, follows our grandchildren around as if it is his given duty to protect them. Whatever task they are about to undertake he is willing to accompany them. We can enter into God's gates and His courts with praise, because we are always in His presence. Yesterday, morning, our grandson and I ran to the window to look at the skyline before sunrise to see what color God had decided to paint with. "PINK!" our grandson exclaimed. "God painted with PINK today!" The exercise was a simple reminder that each morning is a NEW day and God is still on His throne, being God!
Pray:
Oh Lord, open our lips and our mouths will declare your praise. Do not cast us from Your presence or take your Holy Spirit from us, but create a steadfast spirit within us. Restore to us the joy of your salvation and grant us a willing spirit to sustain us as we face yet another "fresh start". In Jesus' Name, Amen
