At The Beginning

As the Scriptures said, “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth” (Genesis 1:1, KJV). Everything has a beginning – our lives, our families, our work, our relationships, our’ years. All we see around us had a beginning somewhere, and that includes the earth and the heavens. God made all this long ago. A new year begins with new possibilities, new challenges, and new experiences awaiting us. And, God says, “Let there be light” (Genesis 1:3, KJV) and how God formed the universe out of void in darkness till light came into being. God planted seeds in the garden. God sends the sun and the rain. He created the seeds on the ground. The apostle Paul wrote, “I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth” (1 Corinthians 3:6, KJV), truly, we thank God, for people who grow fruits on the ground today. We are stewards who would take care of this garden. As God created the heavens and the earth, so God also creates each new–year;

If we know God personally through Jesus Christ, we can look at each new–year and even each new day as another opportunity to start over again with hope and God's guidance.

With this perspective, we can face whatever comes into our lives with confidence and hope in the promise that God is with us all the way. 

From God’s perspective, each day is an opportunity.

How will we face this year? Will we look at it with fear and trembling, or will we approach it with excitement and eagerness?

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(Written by Roger E. Brannon, – (Florida, U.S.A) from the Upper Room Ministries, except the unrecalled date/year of published time)

Prayer Response to this featured article:
Father, we make a choice to serve the Lord. We pray for God to help us see ourselves in His image + bear the image of God in our lives.