Bible Verses for the New Year
Are you a New Year’s resolution person? I’m not. Not really. I’ve “done” them. And by done them, I mean I’ve said I’m going to do something, I do it, and then I quit three days in.
I’ve joined the gym. I’ve jogged outside, alone, in the dark. I’ve eaten a completely different, completely clean, free-of-processed-foods diet.
And every time, I completely lose my resolve. Most of the time it’s quite quickly. Sometimes I’ve stuck it out for a month or two, but in the end, I always resort back to the “old” me. The me I don’t like and want to change. The me who isn’t good enough for my own standards.
With these resolutions, I’ve noticed a consistent pattern. They revolve around me. My focus is on me and the things I don’t like about me and the things I want to change about me.
But what if that’s the problem? What if I’m so focused on me that I’m completely missing the mark?
This year, what if I fix my eyes on Him instead?
With these Bible verses for the New Year, I’m going to take the focus off this me monster and fix my eyes on the One who truly deserves the focus. Will you join me?
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Bible Verses for the New Year
These Bible verses for the New Year focus on God, His goodness, and the new creation we become when we to choose to follow Him.
God makes all things new.
Isaiah 43:19
Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
Revelation 21:5
And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”
We are new in Him.
2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
1 Peter 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead
Ephesians 4:22-24
to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.
God is sovereign and can be trusted.
Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Jeremiah 32:17
‘Ah, Lord God! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.
Matthew 19:26
But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
He is our hope.
Psalm 121:2
My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
1 Timothy 6:17
As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy.
Hebrews 10:23
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.
Dear God, thank you for these Bible verses for the New Year. As I step into this new year, I pray that I will think about myself less and you more. I want to fix my eyes on you instead of the world, and I need your strength and guidance to take me out of myself and into you.
You are worthy of all praise, and I am so grateful that you are a loving father who makes all things new, including me. You can be trusted, you are sovereign, and you are my hope and strength. Thank you for bringing me into this new year. In Jesus’ name, amen.
As we meditate on these Bible verses for the New Year, I pray that you will find comfort in knowing who God is and trusting Him in your life.
Blessings Friend.
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