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Bible Verses for the New Year
At the turning of the year, these verses help you leave the old behind and step into the new with hope. They set the fresh page before God and trust Him with the whole of it.
“It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed... They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.”
Lamentations 3:22-23, King James Version
A whole new year of mercy, fresh every morning of it.
“Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth... I will even make a way in the wilderness.”
Isaiah 43:19, King James Version
God specializes in new beginnings.
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”
2 Corinthians 5:17, King James Version
The truest fresh start is not a date but a person.
“Forgetting those things which are behind... I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God.”
Philippians 3:13-14, King James Version
You are not chained to last year; press forward.
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.”
Jeremiah 29:11, King James Version
The year ahead is held by a God who means you good.
“So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.”
Psalm 90:12, King James Version
A prayer to spend the coming year wisely.
“Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.”
Proverbs 16:3, King James Version
Hand your plans to God at the start of the year.
The One these verses point to: Jesus
Resolutions fade because willpower runs thin, but the gospel offers something willpower cannot: a genuinely new life, given rather than earned. In Christ the old is not merely improved; it is made new. Whatever last year held, regret, failure, loss, none of it disqualifies you from a fresh start with God, whose mercies are new every single morning. This year, the best beginning you could make is with Him.
You do not have to hold this moment alone. You can ask real people to pray with you, find a church near you, or, if you would like a gentle place to begin, start with Jesus here.