Bible Verses for the New Year (Starting Fresh With God)

A new year offers a fresh start — a natural moment to look ahead with hope and to trust God with what's to come. Scripture is full of encouragement for new beginnings. Here are Bible verses for the new year, and the hope they offer.

New mercies for a new year

There's no better verse to begin a year than the promise of fresh mercy: 'It is of the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed... They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.' Whatever last year held, God's mercies are new — a clean page each morning, and each new year.

Hope for the future

A new year is a time to trust God with the unknown ahead: '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.' Whatever the year holds, it's held by a God whose plans for us are good.

Strength for the road

For a year that may bring challenges, there's the promise of renewed strength: 'they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles.' We enter the new year not in our own strength but in God's, renewed as we wait on him.

Courage for new beginnings

New chapters can be daunting, so this word steadies us: 'Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid... for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.' Wherever the year takes you, God goes with you — the ground of real confidence.

For the new year, the Bible offers new mercies, hope for the future, strength for the road, and courage for new beginnings. As you step into a fresh year, anchor yourself in these truths: God's mercies are new every morning, his plans for you are good, his strength is renewed in those who wait on him, and he goes with you wherever you go. Begin the year with him, and begin it with hope.