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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Nov 23, 1905

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 82, No. 47.

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Take a Fresh Start

By I. H. EVANS.

WHAT a glorious privilege, that life offers us the opportunities of taking “a fresh start.”
The man who starts afresh is never defeated. Only when we say we can not, and so do not try, can it be said, “There is no hope.”
Again and again in the affairs of life, we have to take “a fresh start.” When misfortunes come, and losses and ruin stare us in the face, we “take a fresh start.” Instead of saying, “It is of no use to go on; I can not succeed,” the brave-hearted man will roll up his sleeves, wipe the sweat drops from his brow, and try again.
We often say, “He who will not surrender knows no defeat.” So it is in every walk of life. The obstacles we meet are often not so much hindrances as they are God’s grindstones to sharpen our faculties for better service. The man who fails is he who is unwilling to do battle over again. An individual suffers everlasting failure, if, when confronted by obstacles, he refuses to gird up his loins and take “a fresh start.”
The earnest Christian takes “a fresh start” every new day. His mistakes impel him to seek help from God. Every time he sins, he tries anew, and struggles to reach a higher plane.
Has any soul become discouraged in the service of God? If so, why not take “a fresh start”? It is ruin to remain away from God. A fresh start toward the kingdom is the only way of escape from eternal ruin.
Why should not God’s people everywhere take “a fresh start” for the kingdom? There can never come a better time than to-day. Everything in nature, in society, in politics, yes, everything in heaven and earth, invites us to take “a fresh start,” for the coming of our Lord draweth nigh.
“Every day is a new beginning, Every morn is the earth made new! Ye who are weary of sorrow and sinning, Here is a beautiful hope for you— A hope for me, and a hope for you. “Every day is a fresh beginning! Listen, my soul, to the glad refrain, And spite of old sorrow and older sinning, And troubles forecast and possible pain, Take heart with the day, and begin again.”
I. H. EVANS.