Now Let Us Renew

Yes, I know the song is "Now Let Us Anew Our Journey Pursue." But this week, in preparation for New Year's resolutions, I've been reading scripture passages under the topic of "renew." Here's a good one I read today, from Romans 12.

"Be not conformed to the world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind that ye may prove what is that good . . . and perfect will of God." We need to allow ourselves to change, so that we are able to see the will of God work out in our lives.

To do this we must "Let love be without dissimulation . . .Rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, given to hospitality,. . . bless them with persecute [us]. . . be not wise in your own conceits . . . live peaceably with all men.

If we strive to renew our minds in this way, we can "be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good."


I also like Isaiah 40: 31--which I read yesterday:

They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."

January 31. Here's another good one!
Epesians 4:23+ And be renewed in the spirit of your mind. . . . put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. . . . Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath.

[I like the way this admonition recognizes that we WILL get angry, but encourages not to sin even when we are angry. What is the sin? read on.]

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying . . .grieve not the holy Spirit of God . . .

[I like that thought--when we are not kind, we "grieve" the Holy Ghost, cause sadness in him.]

Let all bitternes, and wrath and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking be put away from you . . .

And here's the best resolution ever:

Ephesians 4:32
Be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

Thanks for letting me share my scriptural ramblings.