One of the best aspects of spending time alone with God is being renewed daily by His Word and presence.

Lamentations 322 and 23 says, The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases. His mercies never come to an end. They are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness.

When we make space for God in our lives, especially at the beginning of our day, he is faithful to renew and prepare us for all we will face out in the world.

So as we enter into a week focusing on renewal, where do you need renewal? How greatly

do you need God's mercies in your life? May God teach us and guide us into daily renewal as we make

space every morning for him to fill. Welcome to the First 15 podcast. God has an incredible plan for renewal in your life. He knows better

than anyone the trials, circumstances, and people that wear you down. He knows that you need to

be refreshed by him. Often, we seek rest and renewal from people and entertainment our friends family and

entertainment can be great sources of fun and rest to be sure but the only consistent

and true source of renewal we have is spending time with our Heavenly Father

only he knows to the full extent what you need. And only he can give it to you.

So, before we dive into the process of having specific areas of our lives renewed by God this week,

let's allow him to simply reveal how to rest in His word and presence.

First, let's look at what scripture says about our need for renewal.

Second Corinthians 416 says, though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed

day by day. Because of the nature of sin and separation from God, we as humans will not live

in our fleshly bodies forever. Genesis 319 says,

By the sweat of your face, you shall eat bread till you return to the ground,

for out of it you are taken.

For you are dust, and to dust you shall return.

But we have the promise of Jesus in John 1126 that everyone who lives and believes in him

shall never die. We live on the earth knowing one day that our earthly bodies will pass

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