Saturday March 13th, 2021
Memorize: Isaiah 43:19 New Living Translations (NLT)
« For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland. »
Read: Ephesians 5:15-17 God’s Words Translations (GWT)
15 So then, be very careful how you live.
Don’t live like foolish people but like wise people.
16 Make the most of your opportunities because these are evil days.
17 So don’t be foolish, but understand what the Lord wants.
Message:
A new year is a new dawn; it is a fresh opportunity to get things right.
Every new year and on every birthday of mine, I consider how far I have come in the assignments God has given me and I have candid conversations with God as to things yet undone.
Today I challenge you to also spend time reflecting on how far you have come and see if you are really where God expects you to be at this time.
If you are lagging behind, then you must take advantage of this new dawn to put everything in its proper place so you can fulfill God’s expectations for your life.
– Remove everything that has been holding you back and grab those things you know will help you move forward.
Look back at the mistakes you made in the past and learn from them; determine never to make them again.
Believe me; the fact that you made it to this year means God is giving you another opportunity to be closer to Him than ever before.
This year can mark a new dawn for you spiritually.
Decide today that this year, you will live for Him and Him alone.
Decide that this year, you will not miss any day doing your devotion as it will help you commune with God daily.
Determine that this year, you will spend and be spent for God.
Make a commitment to God that in this year you will please Him by preaching the gospel to every sinner you come across.
Promise God that you will fast and won’t let your flesh control you. A new dawn also means the arrival of joy as we see in the Bible passage below from Psalm 30:5 NKJV :
« For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning. »
This past year may have been very challenging and tough for you. Perhaps you lost a loved one, perhaps the COVID-19 pandemic affected your means of livelihood and things just didn’t go as you had planned.
I have good news for you: It’s a new dawn.
You may have wept last year, but this year, you will experience joy.
As long as you live holy and serve the Lord, this will be your season of joy.
Key point: Live for God this year and you will experience joy like never before.
Author: Pst E. A Adeboye
Texte edited by Naomie
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