So I decided there is nothing better than to enjoy food and drink and to find satisfaction in work.  Then I realized that these pleasures are from the hand of God.  For who can eat and enjoy anything apart from him? Ecclesiastes 2:24, 25 NIV

He gives us taste buds to enjoy and delight in eating and drinking.  He gives us vision and hearing to enjoy and delight in his creation.  He gives us his grace so that we may enjoy and delight in a relationship with him and others without feelings of insecurity.  What happens in the noise and busyness of our time is that we have a tendency to forget that his grace is relational and refreshing.  In those moments we forget who he is and who we are in him. Then I realized that these pleasures are from the hand of God. On this new day may you find yourself choosing to enjoy what is around you with a heart of thanksgiving to the Lord.  Go ahead and bless everyone that you come in contact with and your life will be a beautiful fragrance that brings delights to those around you.  Enjoy!

GOD SAVED YOU BY HIS GRACE THROUGH FAITH.  AND YOU CAN'T TAKE CREDIT FOR THIS;  IT IS A GIFT FROM GOD.  SALVATION IS NOT A REWARD FOR THE GOOD THINGS WE HAVE DONE, SO NONE OF US CAN BOAST ABOUT IT.  EPHESIANS 2:8,9 NLT

Whatever may be true about sin and whatever has happened to all of us because of it, God has done infinitely greater by his grace through Jesus the Christ. God saved you by His grace through faith.  Where sin increased with all its forms of condemnation, right there grace overwhelmed with joy and freedom.  Grace is the power of God’s love given to us all in and through Jesus the Christ.  It is only grace that could make sin yield.  The result of faith upon our life is grace and therefore grace becomes the first result of the new life bestowed.  Here the healing from all our condemnation begins.  This really is a gift worth opening, it will refresh your life forever.   On this new day know that you are free to enjoy being loved, valued and honored because of God’s grace.  Here your heartaches have a place to be made whole; your past will no longer be the ruin of today.  You might just find yourself smiling right down to the depth of your soul.  God’s freedom of grace is yours, enjoy!

Do not let sin control the way you live; do not give in to sinful desires.  Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin.  Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law.  Instead, you live under the freedom of God’s grace.  Romans 6:12-14 NLT

Here is the freedom of God’s salvation. Sin is no longer your master. Legal obedience was never the condition for our salvation or freedom.  God never saved us by law. What the requirements of the law had to do with our salvation was to provide the way for sin to express itself so that we might see our condition and enter into the life of God’s grace through Jesus the Christ.  You live under the freedom of God's grace. In this place condemnation leaves the room because salvation has nothing to do with human merit, it is given in the freedom of God’s grace.  God never withholds grace because of sin; in fact grace is the infinite flow of perfect love.  On this new day may you celebrate the freedom of grace in your desires, your emotions and your conclusions.  Grace will and has provided the way for all wounds to be healed so that you may enjoy the beauty of who you are in and through Jesus the Christ.  Rejoicing, peace and encouragement are yours know and forever.  Enjoy!

God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.  

2 Corinthians 9:8 NIV

There is something absolutely beautiful and enjoyable when we find ourselves in a place where we are loved and respected.  In this place there is no stress, anxiety or feeling of walking on egg shells.  We find ourselves relaxed and refreshed so that we have the freedom of expression, especially the giving of gifts of encouragement, blessings in the details of individual lives and helping in how ever we can, even financially.  God's grace allows us the freedom to live this way twenty four seven, Wow!  Talk about being refreshed, how about actually living in a place, no matter where we are found, where love is given and expressed without condemnation of any kind.  Grace puts a smile in what we say and in what we do.  On this new day, that has never been nor will come again may you find yourself overwhelmed with the life of his grace.  Praise and thanksgiving will naturally flow from your mouth as well as your hands.  What you find to do today will bring joy to you as well as everyone around you.  God's grace just makes a good day and allows you to see and hear with new eyes and ears.  Feel free to have tones in your voice and expressions from your face that cause others to be refreshed as you have by his grace.  Enjoy!

No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him. 1 Corinthians 2:9 NLT

There is something outstanding about relationships that are truly joyful and filled with compassion.  In moments like these we are overwhelmed with gladness and find our world a little bit better no matter where we are.  Well, the grace of God that is given in Jesus the Christ is like that.  Grace changes everything from just thoughts or beliefs into a real enjoyable relationship with our Lord that  will blow your hair back in all the right ways.

No mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love HIm.  Freshness, goodness and joy are always around when grace is welcomed into our lives.  On this new day may you enjoy the results of a relationship with our Lord that is filled with his grace.  Although you cannot even imagine what he is preparing for you, may you sense his grace in your life that is worry free and always ready to give you encouragement and kindness.  Being overwhelmed by his grace sets your heart free to enjoy blessing and being encouragement to those around you.  All things are new today and you have been given the freedom to smile, relax and celebrate his love and grace in you.  Those you meet today will be refreshed and blessed by your attitude and presence. Enjoy!

He will keep you strong to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.  God who has called  you into fellowship[ with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.  1 Corinthians 1:8, 9 NIV

The beauty of the life that is given to us in Jesus the Christ is a freedom to rejoice and relax in the midst of our journey.  He will keep you strong to the end.  The power of his grace is that we will be in his presence someday and in that place we will be blameless because of Christ, So that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. This being true, for God cannot lie, lets us encourage instead of being irritated.  Bless instead of cursing, trust instead of being suspicious.  The joy of knowing we are blameless because of the grace of Jesus, is that he keeps us strong in and through the storms of life.  Grace is always refreshing and therefore allows a positive perspective which can be seen as joy.  On this new day may you experience the strength of his grace.  May your old habits that do not take you where you hoped to go, be lost in the life of his grace.  The habit of grace in your life will bring a delightful attitude, a refreshing emotion and wonderful thoughts about God, you and those around you.

Today, may those who come in contact with you sense the fragrance of Grace.  Enjoy!

Therefore, sincde we have been made right in God's sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us.  Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God's glory.  Romans 5:1, 2 NLT

How many of us seem to struggle as to who we are?  Many times we do not seem to even sense peace within ourselves, let alone our families or the work place.  Peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. This puts relationships at rest.  First with God, with the result impacting our family, our friends and even the work place.   This does not mean there will be no conflict.  This peace allows us to forgive well and at times to ask for forgiveness without the feelings of embarrassment or shame.  This being the case, yesterday does not ruin today because our relationships are at peace as far as it depends on us because of the grace of God in Jesus the Christ.  Then we discover in our journey that this is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.  Psalm 118:24 NIV.  This is the freedom given to all in Jesus the Christ and it is called grace.  On this new day let your heart and your mind rejoice in this relaxing freedom.  Your eyes will see much clearer, your ears will hear more beautiful sounds and your soul will be just plain happy.  This is what has been given for you through our Lord Jesus Christ.  Enjoy

No one can serve two masters.  For you will hate one and love the other, you will be devoted to one and despise the other.  You cannot serve both God and money.  That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life.  Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?  Seek the kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.
Matthew 6:24,25,27,33 NLT

From the beginning of creation our first parents, Adam and Eve began to reason within themselves that there logic and understanding was better than what God had said.  It was there that the battles began with God and with each other. No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other, you will be devoted to one and despise the other.  Men and Women all over the world are still suffering from this logic and understanding.  Many times we find ourselves much more devoted to what is in our hand than what we know the Lord has said and who He is.  It is in this condition that grace can overwhelm us, so that what is in our hand does not own our emotions or our understanding.  Grace gives a great freedom of delighting in our Lord no matter where we may be found.  May you know and experience on this new day the blessings of grace, where you will find no worry, no stress, no forms of lust and no tension.  Let his grace bath your heart and mind with the freedom of praise.  Enjoy!

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil.  Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.  1 Timothy 6:10 NIV

Our natural nature has a tendency to disagree with what our Lord says.  Here, money is not the problem, for the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil.  The root of the love of money brings anxiety; the root of the love of money brings all forms of lust; the root of the love of money brings worry and is the ruin of many a family.  It is here where the grace of God in Jesus the Christ can refresh us into a new creation.  For all the wealth that is in the world, through all the generations of man is still here, it always stays and we leave.  The ability to earn money is meant to bring glory to God, delight to us and a blessing to others.  It is designed so that we may become our Lord's cashiers, having the joy of seeing what his plan may be and saying I can fulfill that need.  On this new day may you be overwhelmed by his grace concerning your money.  His reasoning will always be more refreshing than your own.  Give thanks continually, encourage everyone around you always and find ways to bless what our Lord is doing through what he has put into your hands.  Enjoy!

The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon; planted in the house of the LORD.  They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green, proclaiming, “The LORD is upright; he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.  Psalm 92:12-15 NIV

What an interesting journey life is.  We can hardly wait to grow up and become an adult.  But along that journey we seem to have some less than steller feelings about what we look like and who we are.  It is in this condition that grace can renew, refresh and give great freedom.  For in the freedom of grace we find a joy and strength that comes from the very life of God, it is called eternal.  No matter what our age is, grace can and does make our life new every morning with the joy of thanksgiving. They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green, proclaiming, "The LORD is upright; he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him." On this new day may you enjoy the promise of grace in your life.  You are the expressions, the voice and the attitude of God's love to everyone around you. What you say and do in the grace of our Lord can bring a beautiful delight to everyone you meet and at the same time let you feel brand new.  Enjoy!