Well praise God, here we are in a brand-new year! God has been faithful. As we enter into the year 2022, let me ask you to divert and
refocus. Allow me to tell you what I am talking about. In the new year, please divert your attention from the following terms: vaccine
mandates, Omicron virus, Delta virus, COVID variant, product shortages, and political instability. The list could be longer but for our
purposes, let’s use these. Now, with clear minds, let’s focus on the following:
• God’s plan and purpose for your life
• The faithfulness of God
• God’s divine protection for his people
In Psalm 91, see how God is a refuge, a shelter when we are afraid. The believer’s faith in God as protector will carry him/her through all the dangers and fears of life. In 1 John 3:1, “Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God:” As believers, our overcoming power is based on the fact that God loves us and calls us His children. We are His children right now in 2022, not just sometime in the distant future. Knowing that we are His children encourages us to live as Jesus did. Jesus says in John 16:33: “These things I have spoken unto you, that ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulations: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” We, dear people, are overcomers.
Again, in 2022 let’s divert and refocus. Happy new year!
Pastor J. Amos Jones
