EMBEACING NEW THINHS

LIGHT FOR THE WAY
(Daily Devotional)

Monday 6th June 2016

Topic: Embracing New Things

Text: "Remember ye not the former things, neither
consider the things of old" (Isaiah 43:18).

Accepting change can be tough. It’s why some
people attend dead churches, listen to dry
sermons, and refuse to open their heart to
anything fresh. Sometimes we get stuck with
what we are used to because it feels safe. When
God began to prophesy to Israel about their
coming Messiah, He told them that there were
some methods under the old covenant that were
going to be abolished. When Jesus came, they
had a hard time accepting Him because He came
in a package different from what they were used
to. They got so used to a certain method and
preference that they couldn’t see God in
anything outside the limitations they created.
We often do the same thing. We like certain
music, preachers, and types of churches, and
often when God begins to raise up fresh voices
and expressions, we can’t flow with them. That
doesn’t mean we accept anything that comes
along, but combined with proper discernment, we
need to realize that God isn’t going to do
everything according to our preferences. Don’t
get stuck in the former today, and ask God to
teach you how to embrace the fresh things He
wants to bring so you can walk in the fullness of
what He has for you!

PRAYER
Father, teach me how to flow with the fresh
things You are bringing into my life. I choose to
be open to change and pray that You would help
me discern the new and not be limited by the old
that I may walk in Your plan for me! Amen.

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

2 Samuel 9,
2 Samuel 10
Acts 3 Psalm
70:1-5