It is at Christmas time
that we not only celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus, but it is also a
season to begin to dream again. The birth of Christ represents the old covenant
ending and the new covenant coming alive (Hebrews 8:6). Hidden in a manger on a
cold dark night came forth salvation for all mankind. The angels announced that
behold a savior was born! (Luke 2:11) …. The shepherds encountered Him (Luke
2:16)…. And the wise still seek Him! Everlasting life would now be available to
all mankind! Life had come! Have you
ever felt like your life was on hold? If so then this blog is for you!
2018 - "Behold All Things Become New"
It is time to let the past go! God is going to do something new! I believe that God is going to restore families, ministries, churches
and callings in 2018. I also believe that what has seemed hard to accomplish in
the past will seem simple this next year.
As you prepare to go into 2018 I want to challenge you to do
7 things:
Take time to hide away
with the Lord. Give God priority in your busyness of life and watch as He
draws near to you (James 4:8). God desires to commune with you! He is LIFE! John 14:6, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes
to the Father except through me.”
Establish a bold prayer life! Seek wisdom from the Lord. Start
each day with Jesus and end each night with praise. Proverbs 19:8, “The one
who gets wisdom loves life; the one who cherishes understanding will soon
prosper.”
Start over!
Ask God to restore lost promises in
your life that have been lost, buried or forgotten. I believe that this is the year where
“old things pass away and behold all things become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17). Proverbs 21:21, Whoever pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor.
Let it go! Clean out yesterday’s hurts,
disappointments and pain. It is time to forgive. Proverbs 27:19, “As water reflects the face, so
one’s life reflects the heart.”
Change your language! Declare in your life that the old is
gone and behold God is doing a new thing. Proverbs 18:21, “The tongue has the power of life and
death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.”
Grab a pen and paper! Write
down areas that you are believing God to restore! Post those prayer requests
somewhere in your home. Hab. 2:2-3, Then the Lord replied: “Write down the revelation and make it plain on
tablets so that a herald may
run with it. For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end
and will not prove false. Though
it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay."
Be a giver! It
rebukes the devour. When you sow seeds it produces a harvest. I have also
always believed that you must sow where you want to go! 2 Cor. 9:6, Now
this I say, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows
bountifully will also reap bountifully.
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