Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. (II Corinthians 5:17 ESV)
Starting Over and Love
Evil Mr. Potter did not let George Bailey start over. The Emperor Palpatine did not let Luke Skywalker start over. George W. Bush did not let Al Gore start over. Wile E. Coyote would not have let the Roadrunner start over. The Continental Congress did not let the government of King George III start over. The Ohio State University football team did not let Clemson start over.
A prerequisite of starting over is love.
Parents let children start over. Friends let friends start over. Good employers let good employees start over.
But only as shades and imitations of the one real chance to start over.
Because of Christ’s love, His people are new creations. Because of Christ’s love, the old rebellious ways of His people have passed away. Because of Christ’s love, the new has come.
I need to start over. You probably do, too.
Take the love God grants you.