…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!!!
Edda and I went to a nearby city to study the Bible with a family, Genilda (who is already a Christian), Ana, Mariana, Luiza, and Jefferson. While we were reading God's Word, Ana's husband, Silva, came in and sat down, and then blurted out: "What about baptism?" It took me by surprise because he has barely studied with us, but, most certainly, is already thinking about spiritual matters. Our Bible study then took a lot of detours, answering this question or that. Silva said he still has a lot of questions, and we pray that the Lord will use us to answer them, bringing him to understand the Good News!
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