Starting Each Day in the Word

“Renewal of mind begins with reading and mediation on the Scriptures.” ― Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!

With the start of a new year, comes the excitement of a new beginning.

If we stop and reflect on the first "in the beginning" we'd see that before all that we call common and familiar there was nothing. You see, in the beginning there was God, the Trinity and the host of heaven. Yes there were other worlds but before God utilised his creative power to create a world unlike any other, there was nothing here. God saw fit to do something different and to create a world where he would be able to commune with His creation without any restrictions.

That's definitely something to think about. January is over. How was your beginning? Was it filled with creativity and the momentum to carry you through another two months? Were you able to reconnect with the one who owns the cattle on a thousand hills or did you decide that there's always tomorrow to seek Him?

The danger with putting off what we can do today for tomorrow is that Satan would have us believe that we have power over our breath and indeed will see tomorrow.

You see my friend, in the beginning when God had breathed into man the breath of life which gave man the power to live, there was no doubt that he would live to see another day. Tomorrow was guaranteed because at that time, sin was non-existent.

Now that we don't have that luxury it is our duty to daily adhere to the wisdom of Isaiah and to "seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon."- Isaiah 55:6-7.

With each new day, we can see that the world is not what it once was. The seasons seem to be out of sync, natural disasters are becoming commonplace and unfortunately we are becoming desensitised to things that once were troubling. We are more accepting of evil and persecuting those who are holding firm to truth and standing against what society has dubbed "normal."

In the beginning, there was peace, love and unity.
In the beginning there was communion with the Creator.

Each day is your "in the beginning", take the opportunity to daily recommitment your life to the Creator, to find out who He is and why he's granted you the gift of having a new beginning.

This year, I'm making the commitment to re-read my Bible through again while I prepare for my final examinations of medical school. Like most of you, I have faced some challenges already but there's nothing like achieving a goal.

If you'd like to join me, comment below with your plan for reading the Bible through and how you plan to make this year the best year yet!

Here's to embracing your new beginning!