Today's Verse:
"For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. " 1 Peter 1:23
Heavenly Father,
In the boarding school uk, they have a tradition to ask the students to check their shoes every week, clean them and polish them if necessary. The metaphor of clean shoes symbolised "clean/reborn" and it gives a feeling of hope and renew. Don't you think life is the same? It is impossible for us to live life for one day without making one single mistake, let alone the whole lifetime. The important point is that we can wipe it clean and start over again. By what? By always checking on our status, repent to our Heavenly Father, as needed, so that we may be clean and anew, to face the challenges ahead of us.
This is exactly what Jesus wanted Nicodemus to understand when he said, "Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit." (John 3:5).
Don't throw away tomorrow, as we are still alive, although, we or our love ones may not be healthy and sound, spiritually or physically. Everyday is a new day, offering us a new and fresh opportunity to start over in a clean state. Who knows? The opportunity, the career advancement, the driving test, the gifts, the prince or princess we have longed for... may just come today!
Father, as we begin this new day, let us say Thank You to You for giving us a clean state and a breathe of freedom, which is full of hope and optimism! Let us start breathing in Your grace and blessings now!
In Christ's glorious Name we pray, Amen.
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