THE GATE OF THE NEW YEAR
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“What then shall we say to these
things? If God is for us, who can be
against us? He who did not spare His own
Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely
give us all things?”—Romans 8:31-32
We do not
know what the New Year will bring for us or what we will encounter. Many national and international prophets
have raised their voices to herald the message of the Lord to all that will
have ears to hear. My heart is heavy for
the suffering Christians and humanity around the world. The needs of people press on my heart so that
the cause of Christ will be made known. What
things are pressing on your heart? Is
the pain of the past? Past failures,
past attempts, unkind words, past disappointments? New can never truly begin until we let go of
the past and turn our focus to the promise of the future.
Every year
begins with promise, so does every day.
I agree with what Lisa Hodges wrote, “Life begins each morning…Each
morning is the open door to a new world – new vistas, new aims, new
tryings.” I think that we should see
each year as a fresh beginning and reset our focus. Let’s do what the prophet Isaiah wrote, “Forget the former things; do not dwell on
the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive
it? I am making a way in the desert and
streams in the wasteland” (43:18-19).
“I
said to a man who stood at the gate of the year, ‘Give me a light that I may
tread safely into the unknown.’ And he
replied, ‘go out into the darkness and put your hand in the hand of God. That shall be to you better than a light and
safer than a known way.’”
As we enter the New Year, I pray that the Most High Gods'
Almighty Hand will guide and uphold us all.
Prayer—Lord I ask that
Your Almighty Hand guide and uphold me.
Help me to let go of the past and embrace all that You have for me. I ask that You reveal Yourself to me in a way
that I can fully understand Your will and Your ways, in Jesus Name. Amen.
