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### What You Need for a New Beginning There is an enemy that seeks to break us and destroy our lives. The solution is encountering Jesus. In John 10:10, Jesus clearly states His sole purpose in coming to earth: “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” That’s what this reading plan is about. The death of Jesus on the cross secures the forgiveness we need for the sins we have committed. The resurrection of Jesus from the dead opens up for us a new beginning, another chance at life. The chance to be reborn. What would our lives look like if we had a gigantic do-over? If we had the power to change the things in our lives that often seem impossible, wouldn’t we do it? Well, we can. By opening our lives to Jesus, we’re inviting true, lasting change that not only makes us better people but also gives us the ability to help others find that same kind of power to change. We can help save others by pointing them to the only source of salvation. For almost thirty-five years, I’ve seen people from all over the planet encounter the person of Jesus in strange, unexpected ways, and I’m more convinced than ever that Jesus really, truly, literally changes everything. Though thousands of years have passed since Jesus walked the earth, people haven’t really changed in their basic nature, and Jesus hasn’t changed at all. People are still searching, imperfect, and broken, and Jesus is still seeking and saving the lost. He’s still giving people a chance at a new life, a do-over, an opportunity to be reborn. It’s not an exaggeration to say that encountering Jesus changes everything: “But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.  And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into His image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit” (2 Corinthians 3:16-18). Let’s take the journey together, through these pages, and see how Jesus extends hope, transformation, and salvation to real people who desperately need it. As we do, you’ll see how He offers salvation to you as well. So, what about you? Where are you on your journey? What things in your life need to be changed?