You can begin again. Even if life has dealt you tough times and there appears to be no improvement looming on the horizon. Perhaps you are sitting where Habakkuk sat when he said: “Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meant; the flock shall be cut off from the fold; and there shall be no herd in the stalls; yet I will rejoice in the Lord. I will joy in the God of my salvation. (Habakkuk 3:17, 18)
Whether the year 2019 was a good year for you or not so good, if you were in abundance or you had a lean year, “yet I will rejoice in the Lord.” My joy and your joy is not contingent upon our circumstances, but rather, our joy is borne out of our relationship with our heavenly Father; through the Lord Jesus Christ. You can begin again.
First, recognize your spiritual blessings in Christ. “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ.” (Ephesians 1:3) God has a blessing for you (and me).
Secondly, understand your election. “According as He hath chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love.” Do you see it? (Ephesians 1:4)
In His love, the Amplified Bible says, He actually picked us out for Himself as His own, that we should be consecrated and set apart for Him. As we prepare to enter into a new year, KNOW WHO YOU ARE IN GOD. Know that in His eyes, we are special. As word people, dear ones, take this word as an anthem for the year 2020: “But seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” (Matthew 6:33)
Keep hope alive in twenty-twenty. May you have a blessed New Year.
Pastor J. Amos Jones
