A New Year!
A new year and the passing of the old one always brings an opportunity for a fresh start. Of course, we know the usual resolutions: Eat less, exercise more, break bad habits, etc.
The missing component to all of this is that our new year resolutions all rely on USâŠour human will. So, naturally, we falter and fail and come up short in many areas.
Isaiah says this⊠âBehold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.â (Isaiah 43:19)
It is only God who makes all things new! We cannot do it all on our own. Resolutions and willpower get us only so far! Now, I am not saying resolutions or changes are bad things, it is always good to be healthy, break bad habits, etc. But, we have to realize that our human strength only takes us so far.
It is God who brings us not only a new year, but life itself. He makes all things new!
Paul said it another way âMy Grace is sufficient for you, His power is made perfect in our weakness.â (2 Corinthians 12:9)
May your 2024 be blessed, as we all rely on God!
In Christ,
Pastor Jeff Ruby, Lead Pastor