Devotional:
I always get excited whenever the new year comes around because January also happens to be my birth month. It reminds me of a new season—the start of a new year and the gift of life.
New Year’s resolutions are very popular in January. As we look back at the past year, we often find ourselves thinking of things we didn’t handle as well as we wanted to and wishing we could do better in the coming year.
Every January, we make our prayer lists. It’s a reminder that we need to faithfully surrender the incoming year to God. In 2024, I want to focus on my prayers and hopes.
I love how 2 Corinthians 5:17 rings true every time I welcome the new year and celebrate my birthday. Anyone can be a new creation in Jesus Christ. I believe in him. I accepted him as my lord and savior. I am a new creation.
As we head into the new year, may we remember that we all have the opportunity to be a new person with a new life in Jesus Christ. All we need to do is believe in him and choose him every day of our lives.
Connect with him by praying and reading his word, and He will direct our paths each day. Let us be grateful for his blessings. Let us ask him to guide us. Let us surrender our plans to him.
By trusting him, we can expect something new and special to happen this new year—a new opportunity, a new and fresh way to live with Jesus. He will make our lives better and greater.