New Life

"We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life"- Romans 6:4 (NIV).

Jesus said we have to be born again in order to see the kingdom of God (John 3:3). That statement confused Nicodemus, but Jesus was speaking of a spiritual rebirth, not a fleshly rebirth (v.6). Rebirth is a new beginning; we become a new creation after Jesus gets hold of us (2 Corinthians 5:17). We still mess up our days: lose our temper, step over lines we shouldn't have, allow pride and judgment to smudge our testimony. But, the good news is that God's breathes new life into every new day. Each day is the first day of the rest of your life.  Matthew West's song, Day One, reminds us that God's mercy is brand new every morning: "Its day one of the best of my life. I'm marching on to the beat of a brand new drum. Yeah, here I come, the future has begun: Day one. Well, every single day Your grace reminds me that my best days are not behind me. Wherever my yesterday may find me; well, I don't have to stay there." Telling someone to have a nice day just took on new meaning.