All Things New By Paul Chappell Wednesday, Dec 31, 2014 “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.” Revelation 21:4–5 Charles Spurgeon said, “There has been so much evil about ourselves and our old nature, so much sin about our life and the old past, so much mischief about our surroundings and the old temptations, that we are not distressed by the belief that old things are passing away. Hope springs up at the first sound of such words as these from the lips of our risen and reigning Lord: ‘Behold, I make all things new.’ It is fit that things so outworn and defiled should be laid aside, and better things fill their places.” A new year is a time for new beginnings. There will be new opportunities for service to God, to witness to the lost, to love family and friends, and to let our lights shine in the world. The only difference between a year in which we walk with God and a year in which we do not is the choices that we make day by day to either yield to the Holy Spirit and allow Him to control our lives or to go our own way. The course of a year is not set all at once, but day by day by day. Facing the opportunities of a new year—the ones we already know about and the ones that will come during the year—we should commit to seizing them for God’s glory. We do not have to be bound by the mistakes and failures of the past. We can and should commit ourselves anew to doing all that we can for God’s kingdom. Today’s Renewal Principle: God has great things in store for this coming year—take full advantage of every opportunity He provides.
Posted on: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 13:42:23 +0000
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