Wednesday 31 December 2008

Thoughts for reflection . . . (Assurance)

Entering a new year there is reason for having great assurance and hope in all that lies ahead of us.

The past year may have been a mixture of joy and sadness, it may have included times of ease or of great difficulty. Yet in the midst of every circumstance by knowing God through Jesus Christ we have an anchor fixed to a Rock that can never move.

As we look forward into the future, true peace, true joy, and hopeful expectation is to be found in God who is faithful.

He is the God who never changes, the One who rules over all, whose purposes will prevail. No matter the state of the world, or the apparent darkness on the horizon, our God IS God. In the midst of darkness, He is the Light. In the midst of weakness, He is the Rock of our strength. In the midst of uncertainty and despair, He is the Refuge of peace. In the storm, He can bring calm. When we stumble, He can pick us up. When hurting, He can heal. He is the All Sufficient One. His grace is more than enough for every situation and in the midst of our frailty, His mercies are new every morning.
[Deut7.9, Mal3.6, Heb13.8, Ps103.19, Dan4.25, Ps18.28, Ps62.7, Ps57.1-3, Deut10.17, Ps107.29-30, 1Sam2.2-4, Ps147.3, 2Cor9.8, 2Cor12.9, Ps103.14-17, Lam3.23]

As we advance into this coming year, may we know with unshakeable confidence that God goes ahead of us and is for us, His children. May we rest in Him, trust Him, rejoice in Him and allow the Light to shine out through us, showing the way for the world around us that they may find and come to know the Source of life - Jesus.


- sent from Palm T|T3

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