One of Shujing's random thoughts while pondering about God and life from His perspective on her way to school:

Remember when the Israelites went out of Egypt they had manna every morning (other than the Sabbath day) which they couldn’t keep to the next day? J The incense in the tabernacle was burnt every morning (Exo 30:7), that means our prayers must rise up anew every morning! Even the meat for fellowship offering for thanksgiving cannot be kept till the next morning!

But can you remember how much people like to hold things and emotions across the days? J Haha…

But in the same way you don’t keep the manna across the days (if not it’ll get stinky and rot and decompose), you don’t bring your anger or sadness over across days!

Lamentations 3:21-23,

“Yet this I call to mind 
       and therefore I have hope:

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.”

Once the morning comes and the sun rises, it’s a NEW day and ALL THINGS are made new!

All things are made new – your emotions, your soul, your spirit, your mind. And not just you! Your friends are renewed as well… don’t think bad about them across different days because THEY are a NEW PERSON every single morning! (Psalm 30:5)

Zepheniah 3:5,

“The LORD within her is righteous; 
       he does no wrong. 
       Morning by morning he dispenses his justice, 
       and every new day he does not fail, 
       yet the unrighteous know no shame.”

If you look at the above verse, God dispenses justice EVERY MORNING! The Chinese have a saying… about leopard cant change its spots right? But the fact is this – in God’s Kingdom, change and renewal happens every day! J Give yourself a chance to renew yourself every morning… and give your friends and the people around you a chance to be a better person too. J Only the unrighteous are the ones who don’t change and don’t let others change every morning. J

Also, If renewal takes place specifically in the morning and EVERY DAY, let’s make sure we seek the Lord every single day so that we get refreshed and renewed in body, soul and spirit every day. Don’t live on the anointing from yesterday… because today is a NEW revalation, a NEW encounter, a NEW anointing, a NEW spirit of flesh to be placed in you!

HE MAKES ALL THINGS NEW!

Isaiah 65:17, “Behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things willnot be remembered, nor will they come to mind.”