2020
In the beginning…a New Year, a blank slate, a clean page, a new horizon, a fresh start. How many more clichés can I come up with? You get the point.
Will this year start any differently than those in the past? High expectations are easily replaced by disappointment unless our beginning has a solid foundation.
I want you to look at a couple verses this morning.
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” Genesis 1:1 KJV
“In the beginning was the one who is called the Word. The Word was with God and was truly God.” John 1:1 CEV
The best way to start this new year is to have God there from the beginning! God the Father and His creative power are here to fill our beginning. And God the Son, Jesus, the Word, is here as our example of what life is like when we depend upon the Father.
“But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” John 14:26-27 KJV
God, the Holy Spirit, has come to remind us of what the Word says about our relationship with the Father and this will bring us peace! What a great way to begin this year and it’s a great way to walk through each day.
When we start each day with “in the beginning God” we will experience a power and peace, a joy and focus that will carry us through anything that we may face.
Happy New Year!