Days of new beginning scripture
Here are some scriptures that speak to the idea of new beginnings and fresh starts:
- 2 Corinthians 5:17: "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!"
- Isaiah 43:19: "See, I will do a new thing, now it will spring forth; will you not be aware of it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert."
- Psalm 30:5: "Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning."
- Lamentations 3:22-23: "Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness."
- Ephesians 2:10: "For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do."
- Colossians 3:9-10: "Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator."
- Isaiah 61:3: "To all who mourn in Zion, he will give a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair."
- 2 Peter 3:13: "But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells."
- 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."
- Philippians 4:13: "I can do all this through him who gives me strength."
These scriptures remind us that God is a God of new beginnings, and that He desires to give us a fresh start, a clean slate, and a new chance to start anew.