A Fresh Exchange (#wtsdevo goodstarts)
“And leaving everything, he rose and followed him.” -Luke 5:28
The best part about fresh starts is that they can happen any day at any time. That means it's okay if you've already relapsed from your New Year’s resolution. Every breath is a chance. The idea is simple enough, but the actual manifestation isn't so easy. It requires much more from us than just the decision or the will to start afresh. We need to be fully surrendered—emptied of anything in God's way of changing us. He is the power that both leads us to change and sustains it.
For some of us it could mean letting go of everything. For others it may not be so drastic. But none of us have put on the new without first taking off the old. Every fresh start begins with the detox of emptying out the former. As Christ bids us to come follow Him, we can let go knowing that anything He offers is infinitely better than what we leave behind.
In this verse we read of Levi, a tax collector, who was actually on the clock when Jesus called him. This was his job, his security, his comfort he exchanged in an instant for a new beginning with Jesus. It was risky and the cost was great, but the reward was immensely greater. We can safely trust our lives under His lordship. Even if we forsake all else, our temporal loss is eternal gain (Matthew 19:29, Philippians 3:8).
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Devotional Series: Good Starts (#wtsdevo goodstarts)
By: Julian // Personal // Walk the Same















