…but not for the Christian. When we
look at our lives through God’s eyes, the ending of years is not nostalgic, but
almost invisible compared to the continual renewal of life that shows up on
God’s radar. Though to us, the year 2013, graduation from school, leaving a job
or even dying are big things, I imagine that God watches carefully our constant
discoveries of His reality, the maturing of our spirits, the small daily steps
we take closer to His Son Jesus. These thrill God more than any Happy New
Year’s party. Just as “His mercies are renewed every morning” Lm 3:23, every
day is an opportunity to live anew in His Kingdom. So no more need for New
Year’s resolutions, let’s live our new day resolutions. Every day wake up
excited about reaching new ground for Him, new goals, new ways to serve, new discoveries
of His presence. Life is not yesterdays or tomorrows, but a continual
succession of todays. 2014 is not guaranteed, but if you are reading this, then
you are alive today. Today is the day of salvation, the day to make changes. And
if one of us should die in the next year, from one moment to the next the new
day will take him or her to new marvelous levels. This life is just practice
for the real thing. Thank God for our hope in Christ! And Happy New Day!
Today!!!
In 1993 when we came in contact with a young struggling couple in Caruaru, Paulo and Simone, we never imagined what plans God had in store for them. Now 18 years later (Wow, has it been that long?), after conversion, ups and downs, growing pains, working to further the Kingdom and living it, they have had the pleasure to witness the beginning of their daughter's life in Christ. Juliana (age ten) was baptized by her older brother, Jheymerson, who was also ten years old when he gave his life to Jesus. What a wonderful blessing to have one's whole family saved in Christ! Maria and Cícero were also converted when we lived in Caruaru, though single at the time. They dated and got married, the ceremony performed by yours truly. Maria has been faithful to Jesus all these years though going through several difficulties. Cícero, on the other hand, fell away, but came back and renewed his life and his marriage, and now, along with Juliana, his daughter Vitória (age ten) was baptize...
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