Welcome to the blog of Pastor Alton Stone, from Simpsonville, SC. Pastor Stone is a retired Ordained Bishop of The Church of God, Cleveland, Tennessee with over 45 years of pastoral ministry.

Sunday, February 1, 2015

Your New Day

No matter what has been taken away from you, no matter what you’ve lost or experienced in the past, if you give it over to Jesus, He will return to you more than you could ask or imagine. 
Jesus will make things right and give you more than what was lost or stolen. Jesus wants to multiply your joy, peace, wisdom, health, finances, and give you a double portion in every area of your life. Today is a new day!

-The first step in moving forward into this fresh future is forgetting the disappointments of yesterday. It’s time to turn loose those disappointments of your past and reach out in faith to God’s abundant future.

-The second step is to praise the Lord for what's about to happen today. Jesus is the author and finisher of your faith and He deserves your praise daily for the blessings He places in your life.

-The last step is to expect something good even in the midst of something bad. That's what a new day brings-hope, expectation, faith, and much more. Today is the first day to the best things of your life if you believe.

I write this on Souper Bowl of Caring Sunday, February 1, 2015. Today someone will win a championship and people will celebrate, but as we all know that changes from year to year. However, today you can make a difference in someone's tomorrow by investing just a little in their future. Their today's can be brighter because of what you invest through your local food bank or soup kitchen. I want to help someone today to have a new beginning just as Jesus wants to help you. 

Are you ready for a new day? Today could be yours!     

- The thief on the cross got a new day when Jesus talked with him.
" Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise."
Luke  23:43

-Those in torment got a new day when Jesus preached to them.
"Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)"(Ephesians 4:8-10 KJV)

-The sainted dead awoke from their death sleep when Jesus was resurrected.
Matthew 27:52, 53 "And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, and came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many."

Jesus is calling out to you today. Let this be your new day!

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