New Year's Resolution
Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning, GOD……”
Happy New Year! 365 days from now, you will look back on another year and evaluate it whether it was a “happy” year for you.
Before the creation, there existed a perfect Triune relationship between the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Then God created Paradise and created man to live in His Paradise in a perfect relationship. Man truly lived in Paradise with all his desires met in God. But man made a choice to desire more. We thought we could find life apart from God. We wanted to do things our way. We wanted to be God. What a mess we made with that. Since the fall, God has been at work to restore and redeem all things to that perfect Paradise.
As you make your NewYear’s Resolutions, see if they all start with God. We are created with deep desires. Often, the object of our desires can be misguided. “I want to lose weight so I will look better.” “I want to make more money.” “I want to get that position in the company.” “ I want another relationship.” Whatever and however we attempt to chase with all our being, the reality is that what we are looking for can only be found in God. So think about your New Years’ Resolutions and see if they start with “In the beginning, God wills that…..”
The good news is that the Lord Jesus can and wants to fulfill you with deepest joy that the human heart can fathom. If you want this to be a “Happy New Year”, “seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.”
Happy New Year!
Scot
