January 2026 – Your Month of a New Dawn

A new dawn is the moment night surrenders to light. It is the quiet but unstoppable announcement that darkness has an expiration date. Spiritually, a new dawn represents:

In Scripture, dawn is never just a time of day—it is a symbol of God’s intervention. Psalm 30:5 declares: “Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.”  Morning is not just chronological—it is prophetic.

Before God said, “Let there be light,” the earth was formless, empty, and dark. God’s first act in Scripture was to break darkness with light. This means: God is not intimidated by chaos, darkness is never final, and light is God’s signature move. If God began creation with a dawn, He could start your next chapter with one too.

God tells Israel: “Forget the former things… behold, I will do a new thing… I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” A new dawn requires: Letting go of the old, expecting the unexpected, and trusting God in unfamiliar places. God doesn’t need ideal conditions to bless you. Circumstances do not limit God. He blesses in the most unlikely places, bringing rivers into deserts and carving pathways through wildernesses. Just as He did for Mephibosheth, who was crippled in his feet and forgotten in Lo Debar, a barren place, his new dawn broke forth the moment King David chose to show kindness to the house of Saul. It was Mephibosheth—Jonathan’s son—who was lifted from obscurity into honor.” (2 Samuel 9). This could be your story too.

“His mercies are new every morning.” Every dawn carries: New mercy, New strength, New grace, and New opportunities. You don’t live on yesterday’s mercy. God restocks heaven’s shelves every morning.

Zechariah prophesies that Jesus is the “Dayspring from on high” who comes to give light to those in darkness, guide our feet into peace, and break the power of spiritual night. Jesus Himself is the New Dawn.

1. Darkness Loses Its Power. No matter how long the night has been, the moment dawn breaks, darkness must retreat.

2. Stagnation Breaks. Dawn announces the movement. Things that were stuck begin to shift.

3. Hope Rises Again. Dawn whispers: “You will not end where you are.”

4. Divine Instructions Become Clear- In the night, vision is limited. At dawn, direction returns.

5. God Reveals What Was Hidden- Dawn exposes opportunities, relationships, and resources that were invisible in the dark.

a. Believe God’s Promise — Isaiah 60:1- “Arise, shine; for your light has come.” Your posture determines your experience. You cannot enter a new dawn with a defeated mindset.

b. Release the Past — Philippians 3:13–14-indicates, Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. You cannot hold yesterday and embrace tomorrow at the same time.

c. Align With God’s Word — Psalm 119:105-Your word is a lamp to my feet. And a light to my path.

Let Scripture guide your steps into the new season.

d. Pray With Expectation — Mark 11:24-24 Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.

A new dawn requires a new level of faith-filled prayer.

e. Walk in Obedience — Isaiah 1:19-If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land.

Obedience unlocks the blessings of the new season. Blessings on Obedience

Deuteronomy 28: 1-2, “Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe all His commandments which I command you today, that the Lord your God will set you high above all nations of the earth. 2 And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the Lord your God:

A new dawn is not a suggestion—it is a divine announcement. It is God saying:

“I am not done with you.” “I am rewriting your story.” “I am bringing light into every dark place.”

Just as no night can stop the sun from rising, no challenge can stop the new dawn God has ordained for you in Jesus’ mighty name

6. PRAYER POINTS: 

1.       Father, I thank You for Your unfailing love and Your new mercies this day. Thank You for bringing me into a new dawn. I bless Your name because You are faithful.

2.       Lord, I release every weight, regret, and disappointment of the past. I surrender every fear, anxiety, and limitation. Isaiah 43:18; Philippians 3:13–14

3.       Lord, shine Your light on my path in this new season. Reveal opportunities, relationships, and resources assigned to my new dawn, and expose every hidden trap, distraction, or deception. Psalm 119:105; Luke 1:78–79

4.        Father, renew my strength for this new season. Restore my joy, passion, and spiritual fire. Let Your new mercies empower me to rise above every weakness.  Lamentations 3:22–23; Isaiah 40:31

5.        Lord, let every closed door open in this new dawn. Break every barrier, delay, and stagnation. Release divine helpers, destiny connections, and opportunities. Isaiah 60:1; Revelation 3:8; Micah 2:13

6.       Lord, let my life be fruitful in this new season. Establish the work of my hands. Let Your Spirit cause me to flourish in every area—spiritually, emotionally, financially, relationally.

7.      Prophetic Declarations Over the New Dawn.

Welcome to January 2026—your month of a new dawn. May the Lord cause all things to align and turn in your favor in this season, in the mighty name of Jesus.

Yours in the Lord,

Pastor Lillian Haastrup