Good morning!
Today I slept in. I think the activities of the last week and the two days of travel caught up with me and my body needed the extra rest. But now that I’m awake, I’m ready to go. Sitting here with coffee in hand I’m thinking about the year of 2023.
There were some great moments of joy and excitement, unexpected blessings, times of peace. Some once-in-a-lifetime moments. There were also some days of heartache and loss, times when we needed to comfort and encourage, times when we needed comfort.
How will our year end?
If we trust in the Lord it should end the way it started – with expectancy.
“Christ has made us a holy nation of religious leaders who can go to His God and Father. He is the One to receive honor and power forever! Let it be so. 7 See! He is coming in the clouds. Every eye will see Him. Even the men who killed Him will see Him. All the people on the earth will cry out in sorrow because of Him. Yes, let it be so. 8 The Lord God says, ‘I am the First and the Last, the beginning and the end of all things. I am the All-powerful One Who was and Who is and Who is to come.'” Revelation 1:6-8 NLV
Our Father has been here from the very beginning, He always was and has always been.
“In the beginning God made from nothing the heavens and the earth.” Genesis 1:1 NLV
In the beginning God!
“ I am the First and the Last. I am the beginning and the end. ” Revelation 22:13 NLV
At the end of all things is God!
It is my goal each day to encourage you in your walk with the Lord. I want you to know that God desires to be a part of everything you do – the mundane and the marvelous. He wants to be your first thought in the morning and your final thought each night.
His love, mercy, compassion, and forgiveness are limitless. The character of God has no end.
As this year ends celebrate! Celebrate the goodness of God. As the new year begins celebrate. Celebrate the faithfulness of your loving heavenly Father and thank Him for the marvelous plans He has for you!.