May 5 2025 … A Fresh Start …

May 5 2025 …  A Fresh Start …  

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...   

Please take the time to hear music and lyrics with Don Moen singing  … God Will Make A Way,  showing how our God will show believers His way to a fresh - new - start in life. 

  

Highlight Passage: …  2Chronicles 33:12-13 … [NLT] … 

12 But while in deep distress, Manasseh sought the Lord his God and sincerely humbled himself before the God of his ancestors. 13 And when he prayed, the Lord listened to him and was moved by his request. So the Lord brought Manasseh back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh finally realized that the Lord alone is God!            

…  King Manasseh humbled himself in repentance for his sins against God.     

           

Highlight Passage (in context): … 2Chronicles 33:10-17 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … </b> 

… After being captured and exiled to Babylon, King Manasseh repented of his sins against God and was transformed to serve God.                                                                            

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Reference Passage: … Proverbs 3:5-6  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… When and if we humble ourselves to follow God’s ways, The Lord will show us His way to go in life.

Reference Passage: … Luke 15:7  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus’ parable showing the joy in God’s kingdom over one repenting and turning away from his sin.   

Reference Passage: … 2Corinthians 5:17 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul teaches fellow Christians of the newness we find in following Christ.        .         

Reference Passage: … Romans 2:4 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul teaches fellow Christians about God’s kindness and patience, waiting to see His chosen to humble themselves and turn from their sin in repentance. 

Reference Passage: …  2Timothy 2:25-26 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul instructs Timothy and fellow Christians to be patient, like Christ, helping others to change their ways and follow Christ’s ways.  

Reference Passage: …  2Peter 3:9 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

… Peter assures fellow Christians that God is patient with His chosen, waiting for them (us) to repent and come to follow His ways.

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author - James Banks … AT THIS LINK      …  relates a true story about Alfred Nobel, reading the mistaken headline, reporting “The Merchant of Death is Dead!”  Nobel, learning of the people’s ideas about his invention of dynamite, decided to create an award to recognize a special selectee each year who promotes peace in the world, which, of course, became the Nobel Peace Prize.      

And this special series of annual awards reminded the ODB author how God’s word recognizes those who humble themselves before God, Who honors those who turn their lives around from their (our) sinful, selfish, ways to follow the Lord and live NEW  LIVES, following and serving the Lord.  And reading the Highlight passage about King Manasseh’s repentance and also God’s word, shared above, we see what Don Moen sings about in the linked song - that God truly will make a new way for those who humble themselves (ourselves) to follow the Lord’s ways rather than our own ways in life.  Personally, that’s where I’m headed; … how about you?   

         

My Thanksgiving:… Oh, King Jesus, thank You, … for showing me Your way to follow You in my life, Lord.  

 

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray, … again today, … that all of us reading here, will humbly follow You, Lord, today … and tomorrow.   … AMEN

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