1 00:00:35,675 --> 00:00:40,635 Speaker 1: Welcome to Abides daily Christian Meditations. I'm Tyler Boss. Today's 2 00:00:40,715 --> 00:00:43,915 Speaker 1: meditation is brought to you by our partners at Life Audio. 3 00:00:44,235 --> 00:00:46,475 Speaker 1: If you go to lifeaudio dot com you will find 4 00:00:46,555 --> 00:00:50,075 Speaker 1: dozens of other faith centered podcasts in their network. They've 5 00:00:50,075 --> 00:00:53,915 Speaker 1: got shows about prayer, Bible study, parenting, and more. Head 6 00:00:53,915 --> 00:00:57,795 Speaker 1: over to lifeaudio dot com now, and remember you can 7 00:00:57,835 --> 00:01:01,555 Speaker 1: have full access to our meditations commercial free. Just text 8 00:01:01,635 --> 00:01:05,075 Speaker 1: Abide to two two four three three for twenty five 9 00:01:05,115 --> 00:01:09,355 Speaker 1: percent off. Now receive his piece as we meditate and 10 00:01:09,435 --> 00:01:17,035 Speaker 1: abide in Christ. Welcome to this Abide meditation. I'm Tyler Boss. 11 00:01:18,835 --> 00:01:22,955 Speaker 1: Have you ever wanted a do over in life? You know, 12 00:01:24,315 --> 00:01:27,995 Speaker 1: a new beginning. Maybe you've even wanted a do over 13 00:01:28,875 --> 00:01:35,715 Speaker 1: with God himself. Examine your spiritual walk. What grade would 14 00:01:35,715 --> 00:01:45,835 Speaker 1: you assign? Take a deep, relaxing breath as you meditate 15 00:01:45,915 --> 00:01:51,555 Speaker 1: on God's goodness. You serve a God of new beginnings. 16 00:01:52,395 --> 00:01:55,195 Speaker 1: He's the God of the hope found in a stable 17 00:01:55,315 --> 00:01:59,635 Speaker 1: in Bethlehem and the redemption found in an empty tomb 18 00:01:59,875 --> 00:02:04,915 Speaker 1: in Jerusalem. And He's ready to offer you a new 19 00:02:04,955 --> 00:02:13,955 Speaker 1: beginning in your walk with him right now. Long ago, 20 00:02:15,195 --> 00:02:18,435 Speaker 1: an angel delivered a message of hope to the apostle John. 21 00:02:20,155 --> 00:02:23,795 Speaker 1: This is what John wrote in Revelation twenty one, verse five. 22 00:02:25,555 --> 00:02:29,195 Speaker 1: He who was seated on the throne, said I am 23 00:02:29,235 --> 00:02:35,995 Speaker 1: making everything new. Then he said, write this down, for 24 00:02:36,115 --> 00:02:47,115 Speaker 1: these words are trustworthy and true. Jesus will make everything 25 00:02:47,275 --> 00:02:50,995 Speaker 1: new when he returns and creates the new heavens and 26 00:02:51,035 --> 00:02:56,075 Speaker 1: the new Earth. But he's making things new today too. 27 00:02:57,155 --> 00:03:00,315 Speaker 1: The Bible even calls you one of God's new creations. 28 00:03:01,755 --> 00:03:05,755 Speaker 1: Here's the question. Are you walking as a new creation 29 00:03:07,275 --> 00:03:09,835 Speaker 1: or do you feel trapped in the way you've always been. 30 00:03:15,795 --> 00:03:20,475 Speaker 1: Moses experienced a new beginning with God, so did David 31 00:03:20,515 --> 00:03:26,195 Speaker 1: and Peter. God is offering you one to How do 32 00:03:26,275 --> 00:03:34,195 Speaker 1: you want to reconnect with God. Maybe it's through Bible reading, prayer, witnessing, giving, 33 00:03:34,475 --> 00:03:39,675 Speaker 1: or worship. Whatever it is, God is ready to walk 34 00:03:39,835 --> 00:03:49,275 Speaker 1: by your side. Let's pray. Father, thank you for your 35 00:03:49,315 --> 00:03:54,355 Speaker 1: patience with me. Thank you for standing by my side 36 00:03:54,635 --> 00:03:58,315 Speaker 1: even when I forget about you. Please forgive me for 37 00:03:58,355 --> 00:04:02,195 Speaker 1: those times when I've drifted. I want to grow closer 38 00:04:02,235 --> 00:04:05,915 Speaker 1: to you. I want to read my Bible more and 39 00:04:06,035 --> 00:04:09,635 Speaker 1: more and pray more. I want to shine your light 40 00:04:09,675 --> 00:04:12,155 Speaker 1: wherever I go, and I want to be generous with 41 00:04:12,235 --> 00:04:17,275 Speaker 1: what you have given me. Grant me wisdom, give me 42 00:04:17,315 --> 00:04:22,635 Speaker 1: a deeper hunger for you, and thank you that your 43 00:04:22,675 --> 00:04:32,595 Speaker 1: mercies are new every morning. Amen, take a deep, relaxing breath. 44 00:04:35,395 --> 00:04:44,035 Speaker 1: Hold it there for a moment. Now exhale, open your palms, 45 00:04:44,995 --> 00:04:49,515 Speaker 1: and invite God in hand all your troubles to him. 46 00:04:51,195 --> 00:04:55,715 Speaker 1: Spend the next few moments worshiping the Prince of Peace. 47 00:05:10,995 --> 00:05:14,315 Speaker 1: Take a moment now to search your heart for any 48 00:05:14,395 --> 00:05:19,355 Speaker 1: unconfessed sin. Maybe it's something that relates to today's meditation, 49 00:05:20,875 --> 00:05:25,755 Speaker 1: or perhaps it's something else. Whatever it is, God is 50 00:05:25,875 --> 00:05:44,275 Speaker 1: ready to forgive. We live in a world that's enamored 51 00:05:44,355 --> 00:05:52,555 Speaker 1: by what's new, new movies, new songs, new cars, new clothes. God, though, 52 00:05:53,995 --> 00:06:06,155 Speaker 1: offers something much bigger, something eternal, a new beginning with him. 53 00:06:06,315 --> 00:06:10,915 Speaker 1: Listen carefully and intentionally as I read Revelation twenty one, 54 00:06:11,395 --> 00:06:16,555 Speaker 1: verse five in the New International version, he who was 55 00:06:16,595 --> 00:06:20,835 Speaker 1: seated on the throne said, I am making everything new. 56 00:06:21,995 --> 00:06:26,715 Speaker 1: Then he said, write this down, for these words are 57 00:06:26,755 --> 00:06:33,875 Speaker 1: trustworthy and true. I'll read that again. He who was 58 00:06:33,915 --> 00:06:37,715 Speaker 1: seated on the throne said, I am making everything new. 59 00:06:38,915 --> 00:06:43,795 Speaker 1: Then he said, write this down, for these words are 60 00:06:43,835 --> 00:06:49,675 Speaker 1: trustworthy and true. What stood out to you this time? 61 00:07:19,995 --> 00:07:23,235 Speaker 1: Maybe you're someone who has never had a daily relationship 62 00:07:23,275 --> 00:07:28,195 Speaker 1: with God, or perhaps you're someone who once had a 63 00:07:28,195 --> 00:07:33,555 Speaker 1: close walk but somehow got out of the habit. Perhaps 64 00:07:33,555 --> 00:07:37,595 Speaker 1: you just want to deepen the relationship you have. Whenever 65 00:07:37,715 --> 00:07:41,275 Speaker 1: the case, the fact that you're listening to this meditation 66 00:07:42,035 --> 00:07:47,275 Speaker 1: means God is still pursuing you. How would your life 67 00:07:47,315 --> 00:07:54,595 Speaker 1: be different if you were walking more closely with God? 68 00:08:21,755 --> 00:08:25,955 Speaker 1: John wrote Revelation as Christians around him were being persecuted, 69 00:08:26,675 --> 00:08:31,155 Speaker 1: even killed, but God gave John a message of hope. 70 00:08:32,795 --> 00:08:38,155 Speaker 1: Here's Revelation twenty one to five in the translation, and 71 00:08:38,235 --> 00:08:43,275 Speaker 1: the one sitting on the throne set, look, I am 72 00:08:43,315 --> 00:08:49,355 Speaker 1: making everything new. And then he said to me, write 73 00:08:49,395 --> 00:08:56,355 Speaker 1: this down, for what I tell you is trustworthy and true. 74 00:08:56,555 --> 00:09:05,675 Speaker 1: God's words are trustworthy, they're true. That stands in contrast 75 00:09:05,755 --> 00:09:08,915 Speaker 1: to the world's advertisements and messages, which you often are 76 00:09:08,955 --> 00:09:17,195 Speaker 1: filled with exaggerations, empty promises, and lies. God says he 77 00:09:17,355 --> 00:09:24,355 Speaker 1: will make everything new. What part of your spiritual life 78 00:09:24,395 --> 00:09:28,355 Speaker 1: do you want God to make new? Talk to him 79 00:09:28,355 --> 00:10:01,155 Speaker 1: about it. What practical changes do you need to make 80 00:10:01,235 --> 00:10:04,955 Speaker 1: in your life to help you grow closer to God. 81 00:10:35,475 --> 00:10:38,555 Speaker 1: Listen now as I read Revelation twenty one, verse five 82 00:10:39,155 --> 00:10:43,435 Speaker 1: in the Amplified Bible, And He who sits on the 83 00:10:43,515 --> 00:10:50,435 Speaker 1: throne said, behold, I am making all things new. Also, 84 00:10:50,515 --> 00:10:56,275 Speaker 1: he said right, for these words are faithful and true. 85 00:10:56,435 --> 00:11:05,475 Speaker 1: They are accurate, incorruptible, and trustworthy. Do you ever struggle 86 00:11:05,515 --> 00:11:10,755 Speaker 1: to have a positive outlook on the future? Christians during 87 00:11:10,795 --> 00:11:15,835 Speaker 1: the Early Church did too, Yet they took solace in 88 00:11:15,915 --> 00:11:21,675 Speaker 1: God's promise about Jesus's return. Revelation twenty one, verse four 89 00:11:21,795 --> 00:11:28,035 Speaker 1: says he will wipe every tear from their eyes. There 90 00:11:28,075 --> 00:11:32,675 Speaker 1: will be no more death or mourning, or crying or pain, 91 00:11:33,115 --> 00:11:40,315 Speaker 1: for the old order of things has passed away. How 92 00:11:40,315 --> 00:11:44,435 Speaker 1: does that verse change your perspective on the next year. 93 00:12:14,755 --> 00:12:23,995 Speaker 1: God loves new beginnings. Every spring, new flowers bloom, every morning, 94 00:12:24,235 --> 00:12:29,555 Speaker 1: a new sunrise climbs over the horizon. You are an 95 00:12:29,595 --> 00:12:34,355 Speaker 1: example of a new beginning two Corinthians five point seventeen. 96 00:12:34,555 --> 00:12:40,035 Speaker 1: In the New Internet Stal version says, Therefore, if anyone 97 00:12:40,115 --> 00:12:45,315 Speaker 1: is in Christ, the new creation has come. The old 98 00:12:45,395 --> 00:12:54,435 Speaker 1: has gone. The new is here for the next few moments. 99 00:12:55,795 --> 00:13:31,155 Speaker 1: Thank God for making you a new creation. Our relationship 100 00:13:31,195 --> 00:13:34,115 Speaker 1: with God is the foundation for everything else in life. 101 00:13:35,395 --> 00:13:39,075 Speaker 1: It's the source of peace and joy. It's the key 102 00:13:39,435 --> 00:13:44,955 Speaker 1: to patience, kindness, and self control. When our relationship with 103 00:13:45,035 --> 00:13:48,595 Speaker 1: God suffers, the rest of our life is impacted too. 104 00:13:50,315 --> 00:13:55,435 Speaker 1: When this year ends and you look back, what improvements 105 00:13:56,515 --> 00:14:28,635 Speaker 1: do you want to see in your life? Perhaps you 106 00:14:28,675 --> 00:14:31,515 Speaker 1: want to read the Bible daily. Maybe you want to 107 00:14:31,755 --> 00:14:38,155 Speaker 1: pray more, witness more, or give more. God is ready 108 00:14:38,195 --> 00:15:14,475 Speaker 1: to help you grow. Ask him now for guidance. Father, 109 00:15:16,315 --> 00:15:20,915 Speaker 1: Thank you for new beginnings, that your mercies are new 110 00:15:21,235 --> 00:15:27,195 Speaker 1: every morning. Thank you for an opportunity to reconnect with you. 111 00:15:28,995 --> 00:15:31,875 Speaker 1: I want to grow deeper in my relationship with you. 112 00:15:32,315 --> 00:15:35,075 Speaker 1: I want to love you more and serve you more. 113 00:15:36,075 --> 00:15:39,995 Speaker 1: I want to dive deeper into your word. I want 114 00:15:39,995 --> 00:15:46,195 Speaker 1: to pray more, to give more, to witness more, to 115 00:15:46,195 --> 00:15:51,675 Speaker 1: not be afraid, just to walk more closely with You. 116 00:15:53,515 --> 00:15:59,755 Speaker 1: Guide me on my journey in Jesus name, I pray, Amen, 117 00:16:02,515 --> 00:16:06,955 Speaker 1: make today a turning point in your relationship with your creator. 118 00:16:08,435 --> 00:16:15,675 Speaker 1: Make today a new beginning with God. Until next time, 119 00:16:16,915 --> 00:16:29,195 Speaker 1: May you abide in Christ