This past week I posted
on Facebook: Standing between two calendar years is a good place to evaluate our
lives. Looking back, we remember the past year—its delights and disappointments
fresh in our memories. Looking around, we see clearly where we are—able to make
good choices based on present circumstances. Looking ahead, we anticipate
another year of possibilities and high hopes. Each of
us has a desire for new things. We start each "new" year with a
desire to change things and make this year better than last. The reason we
struggle to actually make those changes is that we try to change things from
the outside rather than let God change us from within. The great news we are
discovering in this series is that God desires to make us brand new!
Here is a reflection of my message this morning:
Therefore,
brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of
Jesus, by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his
body, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near to God with a sincere
heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us
from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we
profess, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good
deeds. Let us not give up meeting
together. Some are in the habit of doing this. Instead, let us cheer each other up with words of hope. Let us do it all the more as you see the day coming when Christ
will return. Hebrews 10:19- 25
Wonder why you can't keep your New Year's Resolutions: Check back here tomorrow!
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