1 Corinthians 2:1-5 (ESV)
1 And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming
to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. 2 For I decided to
know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. 3 And I was with you
in weakness and in fear and much trembling, 4 and my speech and my message were
not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of
power, 5 so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the
power of God.
New Year’s Day is a perfect time for a fresh start. It’s
one of the less busy times of the year as everyone recovers from Christmas.
Many people are on break from school or work and have time to reflect and to
think about things, and of course, to make new year’s goals.
What’s your new year’s goal going to be? Should my goal
to spend more time catching up with old friends, read more books, run a marathon?
I don’t think that last one is a realistic goal for this year. Maybe next year.
So what are you going to do in 2018?
Paul resolved to let nothing get in the way of telling
people about Jesus. This would be a very worthy New Year’s goaln - to tell your
friends, family, neighbors, anyone who will listen about Jesus. To live your
life in such a way that nothing can get in the way of introducing people to the
savior king.
Now’s the time to make the New Years goal. Now’s the time
to make preparations. Now’s the time to be ready. Do whatever you need to do to
tell people that Jesus is the promised one of God and that he died to save us
from the punishment we deserve.
In 2018, make a New Year’s goal that will make an impact for the kingdom.
Dear Lord, we pray that we would make it our goal to
share Your great love with those all around us. In the Name of Jesus,
Amen.
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