Happy New Year!!
Jesus said in Matthew 6:34, "Do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." And in John 9:4 Jesus said, "We must work the works of Him that sent Me as long as it is day; night is coming when no man can work."
Most of our "days" are being robbed by the 'crushing burdens of accummulated yesterdays and fearful tomorrows." But we must not let either hinder us from doing God's Best through us every day. Someone once said, "Our main business is not to see what lies dimly in the distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand."
So, then, what ARE we as Christians to do in the present every day?
- First, is to remember what Jesus did on the cross for us. For it all was for us. In humility, we must recognize our salvation is solely from God. And He keeps us saved everyday througout eternity without an ounce of our help!
- Second, we must live out the life of Jesus daily. Jesus went to the cross and died upon it. His shed blood paid for the death penalty of our sin. He was buried in the grave. But, thank God, Jesus rose from the dead and has ascended into heaven awaiting the day He will come to take us to live with Him forever in heaven. Jesus died so we may live. Therefore, we must live out the life of Jesus through our daily lives.
- Third, as we remember the death of Jesus, and we recall our death with Him through baptism, we must also remember we were raised to walk in the newness of life!
Instead of worrying about 'not sinning' we should wake up everyday thanking God for saving us, and the Holy Spirit indwelling us, for that in and of itself should make us want to live for Him today, and every day, to the end of time.
May we in the power of the Holy Spirit, follow the Lordship of Jesus Christ!
Amen.