THANKFUL

Chatting with Jesus

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Lord, when we accept your gracious offer of salvation and forgiveness, and commit ourselves to serving you, we are re-created into a new person in Christ. Our old ways try to hang around, attempting to hinder our new life. Good News is your Spirit always wins (1 Corinthians 5:17).

You change some so radically their new life cannot be hidden. Their friends can’t help but ask, “What happened to you?” It doesn’t matter who is around, they can’t stop talking about you, Jesus.

Others you gradually change over time, growing them more in grace every day. They steadily grow in their relationship with you to the point where sharing the warmth and love of knowing you becomes natural.

In every way, like the psalmist, the radically changed and the gradually changed experienced this same dynamic. To quote the psalmist, “He [God] has given me a new song to sing, a hymn of praise to our God” (Psalm 40:3 NLT). A new life comes with a new song.

Lord, like a person has a new skip in their step, there is a joy of being with that certain someone who makes your heart sing. That’s how it is when we spend time with you, Jesus. You speak lovingly to our hearts.

You have given some a song of hope they thought they would never sing. Others rejoice in renewed hope of a dream that died but now has resurrected. Countless believers sing a song of peace where chaos once ruled their life. Thank God, all that is buried under your cross, Jesus. All Christ followers have a new song the world needs to hear.

Lord, you know how my singing hurts people’s ears, but I will sing the song you gave me. I am forever grateful. Amen, Jesus.