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Behold, A New Thing!

Behold, A New Thing!

Welcome to 2020 with its promise of new beginnings.  You have to admit that there is something almost magical about the beginning of a New Year.  It’s a time to cast off the old and embrace the new.  It’s a chance to wipe off our imaginary slates and start over.  It’s an opportunity to reset one’s vision, goals and aspirations and so much more, but if we’re being totally honest, many of us have tried this and failed miserably.  Yes, those New Year resolutions often last as long as an ice-cream cone on a hot summer day.

Arise, Shine!

Arise, Shine!

A New Year is a great time to hit the restart button, and many of us do, but by the time April rolls around, the majority of us will have gone back to old habits.  Why?  Because we typically strive for improvement in our own strength, which fails us every time.  This is especially true of our spiritual lives.  As we are reminded in Zechariah 4:6, “Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit,” says the LORD Almighty.  Only God’s Spirit is able to replace the darkness in our lives with his light.