David's Remedy

How to Stay Fresh

“I shall be anointed with fresh oil.”

There is none like God’s anointing oil. It was pure and sweet, not rancid: it was always “fresh!”  Woe be to those who attempt to imitate anything like unto it (Ex.30:32). One of the things it depicted (power, discernment, etc) was joyfulness, exuberance, happiness. It is said of our Lord, “Thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.”

There are times we all feel that our Christian life is becoming repetitious, ritualistic, and in danger of stagnation. How can this be cured? For us New Testament saints, by simply realizing that each day is a resurrection day. It’s a new beginning. There is no past. Yesterday’s grave clothes are to be left behind in the tomb as we come forth to walk in newness of life.

Each morning, our meeting with God should be, as it were, for the first time. Each day is a first for everything. All things are to become new with the rising of the sun. The excitement of sins forgiven, communion with a Holy God, and being able to pray like it was the first time, bring freshness into our Christian life.

Don’t bring yesterday into today. If it’s more than a day old, it’s not fresh.

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