Bible scriptures for entering into a new year

Here are some Bible scriptures that can be inspiring and encouraging as you enter into a new year:

  1. Psalm 118:24 - "This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it." (NIV)
  2. Isaiah 43:19 - "For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland." (NLT)
  3. Ephesians 4:22-24 - "You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires. To be made new in the attitude of your minds; to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness." (NIV)
  4. 2 Corinthians 5:17 - "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!" (NIV)
  5. Philippians 3:13-14 - "Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." (NIV)
  6. Jeremiah 29:11 - "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." (NIV)
  7. Psalm 90:12 - "Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom." (NIV)
  8. Hebrews 12:1-2 - "Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith." (NIV)
  9. Isaiah 60:1-2 - "Arise, shine, for your light has come! The glory of the Lord has risen upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises over you, and his glory appears over you." (NIV)
  10. Colossians 3:23-24 - "Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You serve the Lord Christ." (NIV)

These scriptures can be a great reminder of God's promises and plans for your life as you enter into a new year. May they bring you encouragement, hope, and guidance as you seek to follow Jesus and live out His purposes for you.