Arise and Shine

    Everyday we wake up in bed, is a  new opportunity. We may have brought some old stuff through the night as we tossed and turned, However, in all reality, the day is new because the rays of the new day's sun bathe everything in a new perspective which demands a new reality. Above all, the mercies of the Lord are new every morning. ( Lamentations 3:23)     In my book A BRIGHT NEW DAY,   I explore this paradigm to great lengths. We all need to see each day as a fresh opportunity, full of potential. Then, we have a chance to use the building blocks we have we have been given by a gracious God, to a greater advantage and a successful outcome. So, how do we plan to use this insight? FIRST     Go to bed with expectation. Tomorrow is going to present a fresh start. A better approach and a wiser choice. The mistakes, the misteps, the misunderstandings of today were meant to clarify certain issues and lead us into the paths of righteousness. They are not meant to be repeate

        As the year 2014 quietly faded into the celestial archive to which all years eventually go, I became conscious of the presence of God. I have progressively, by His grace grown in sensing His presence over the years. By His Spirit, God makes His presence felt.                    The writers of the Books of the Holy Bible, inspired by this same presence, gave us so much insight into how the presence may be sought. I spent the last few days of 2014, seeking the face of God even more intensely. Why do this ? Knowing that 2014 was going to fade into memory, without a residue. It was necessary to ride the transition on a more concrete assurance of the presence of God, than on a fading memory. The Holy Spirit was my comfort through the fast fading year, and He will still be the lifter of my head in 2015!           In the Book of Romans, this same Spirit of God, moved Paul to write in verses 27 & 28 of Chapter 8:              "And He that searcheth the hearts knoweth w