In times of failure or hardship, the Bible offers hope for a new beginning. Through the prophet Isaiah, God promises to do a new thing, making a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert, as seen in Isaiah 43:18-19. The apostle Paul writes in 2 Corinthians 5:17 that anyone in Christ is a new creation, while Jeremiah 29:11 assures us of God's plan to prosper and give hope for the future. When we confess our sins, 1 John 1:9 reminds us that God is faithful to forgive and purify us, ultimately leading to a future where God will wipe away every tear, as described in Revelation 21:4.
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“Do not call to mind the former things; pay no attention to the things of old. Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert.
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”
As for you, if you direct your heart and lift up your hands to Him, if you put away the iniquity in your hand, and allow no injustice to dwell in your tents, then indeed you will lift up your face without shame; you will stand firm and unafraid. For you will forget your misery, recalling it only as waters gone by. Your life will be brighter than noonday; its darkness will be like the morning. You will be secure, because there is hope, and you will look around and lie down in safety. You will lie down without fear, and many will court your favor. But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.”
And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.
Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus, the Christ, who has been appointed for you.
The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me. O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever— do not abandon the works of Your hands.
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace
I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more. Remind Me, let us argue the matter together. State your case, so that you may be vindicated.
For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.