“You crown the year with your goodness; your paths drip with abundance The wilderness pastures overflow, and the hills are robed with joy. The pastures are clothed with flocks and the valleys covered with grain. They shout in triumph; indeed, they sing.” Psalm 65:11-13
Whether or not our year was, in our eyes, a year of victories or a year with testing times, I think it is important first and foremost to thank God for bringing us right through to this moment. To shake off our limitations of what has been and striving for what is ahead is something that long has been emphasised in the word of God. A great example from Paul when he writes:
“I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:14 NIV
The Message eloquently presents it:
“I’m not saying that I have this all together, that I have it made. But I am well on my way, reaching out for Christ, who has so wondrously reached out for me. Friends, don’t get me wrong: By no means do I count myself an expert in all of this, but I’ve got my eye on the goal, where God is beckoning us onward—to Jesus. I’m off and running, and I’m not turning back.”
Let us let go of what has been and look up and forward to the life Jesus has called each and every one of us to live.
Have a happy, safe and prosperous 2014.
Thank you Jesus.