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bluidkiti · 12-30-2013, 07:44 AM

A New Year

Read Revelation 21:1–27

Another year is about to come to a close. Has it been a good year for you, or one you are glad to see end?

Sadly, we often wish our life away. Things will be better, we tell ourselves, when the children are in school, the mortgage on the house is paid in full, or the long-awaited promotion gets us off the financial edge. But children are a challenge no matter whether they are toddlers or young adults. Mortgage payments all too often are replaced by another debt, and promotions may result in longer hours that are not compensated by a raise in salary.

It is all too easy to face a new year with dread rather than hope, as problems for which we have no answers press in on us. But God has the answer.

God never promised that life on earth would be free of sorrow or hardship, pain or death. But He will create a new heaven and new earth where He will dwell among His people; He promises, “There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain... I am making everything new!” (Revelation 21:4,5).

Prayer Suggestion: Ask the Lord to show you someone you can encourage with His promises for today and tomorrow.

Quicklook:Revelation 21:1–5 God's Word For Today

12-30-2013, 07:44 AM	#1
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 70,586	A New Year A New Year Read Revelation 21:1–27 Another year is about to come to a close. Has it been a good year for you, or one you are glad to see end? Sadly, we often wish our life away. Things will be better, we tell ourselves, when the children are in school, the mortgage on the house is paid in full, or the long-awaited promotion gets us off the financial edge. But children are a challenge no matter whether they are toddlers or young adults. Mortgage payments all too often are replaced by another debt, and promotions may result in longer hours that are not compensated by a raise in salary. It is all too easy to face a new year with dread rather than hope, as problems for which we have no answers press in on us. But God has the answer. God never promised that life on earth would be free of sorrow or hardship, pain or death. But He will create a new heaven and new earth where He will dwell among His people; He promises, “There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain... I am making everything new!” (Revelation 21:4,5). Prayer Suggestion: Ask the Lord to show you someone you can encourage with His promises for today and tomorrow. Quicklook:Revelation 21:1–5 God's Word For Today __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.