Based On: Romans 3:19 (GNT)

Now we know that everything in the Law applies to those who live under the Law, in order to stop all human excuses and bring the whole world under God's judgment.

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The New Year is a gift of mercy and grace. It is the mercy of wiping out the mishaps and mistakes of the past year. It is also the grace of building on what we did right in the past year. God’s mercy and grace in the New Year gives us another chance to create the life that we are called to live.

Based On: 1 Samuel 10:6 (NIV)

The Spirit of the Lord will come upon you in power, and you will prophecy with them; and you will be changed into a different person.

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My sisters and brothers, God knows that change is frightening. God knows that doing something differently is not easy. It requires the courage and confidence that we are often short of. Yet, God is full of the power and promise that we need to press beyond our fear and embrace positive change. This is necessary to move us from where we are to where God wants us to be.

Based On: Micah 5:2 (NIV)

 “But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah: for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of my people.”

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Saints of God this promise of Bethlehem has been fulfilled. Jesus the Christ of God was born in Bethlehem. But, the story does not stop there. Jesus continues to be born over and over again in the life of anyone who will make their heart a Bethlehem.  The promise of Bethlehem is still being fulfilled for anyone who will open themselves up to the new and eternal life that only Jesus the Christ can give.

Based On: Luke 1:38 (GNT)

 “I am the Lord's servant,” said Mary; “May it happen to me as you have said.” And the angel left her.

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God’s directives often make no sense and are beyond our understanding of time and order. They might even seem ridiculous or even incredulous. Such as God’s directive to Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac, or Gabriel’s announcement to Mary that she was going to have a baby conceived by the Holy Spirit.

Based On: Colossians 1:15 (NIV)

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

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We are so grateful that we serve a God who will always come through. Therein lies the shout. It is a glory praise for our God who is never a no show. If God says, “It will be done,” then we can boldly expect it to be done.

Based on: Isaiah 58:8 (NIV)

Then your light will break forth like the dawn,  and your healing will quickly appear;  then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.

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If we could see what is coming up behind us, then we could prepare and protect ourselves. Since we cannot prepare and protect ourselves from what we cannot see, then we must count on God to do that for us. God is the only one who knows what is coming our way and is the only one who can protect us from potential harm or danger.

Based on: I Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NIV) 

Be joyful always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

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God is trusting us to learn from our ill guided wants, needs, and desires. Spiritual maturity grants us the vision to see what God can see. Eventually, we get to the place where we don’t make God work so hard. We learn from our mistakes and thank God for mercy that never runs out.

Based on: Acts 27:18 (NIV)

We took such a violent battering from the storm that the next day they began to throw the cargo overboard.

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Like the Apostle Paul, we too may be sailing in a broken ship in a raging storm. The good news is that God will speak to the winds and the waves of our lives. God will command them to be still. Our job is to stay in the boat and hold on to the precious cargo of our lives. Don’t throw it away.

Based on: 2 Corinthians 9:10-11 (NIV)

10 Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness.

11 You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.

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The Apostle Paul tells the Church at Corinth that God will always make sure that they have seed to give away. Some folks miss the fundamental promise of this prophetic discourse. It simply says that as long as we give we will always receive more to give away.

Based on: James 1:16-18 (MSG)

So, my very dear friends, don’t get thrown off course. Every desirable and beneficial gift comes out of heaven. The gifts are rivers of light cascading down from the Father of Light. There is nothing deceitful in God, nothing two-faced, nothing fickle. He brought us to life using the true Word, showing us off as the crown of all his creatures.

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Truth can be tested when you  find yourself in a situation where you have to make a critical decision. That feeling in the pit of your stomach means something isn't right. It's your Soul warning you that you are about to step off course.