Another New Year



 "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature; old things are passed away: behold, all things are become new." ......2 Cor. 5: 17.
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We have been blessed by the Lord with another New Year in which to serve Him. Two Thousand and Seven is another year of victory, in which we are closer to the coming of the King of all Kings and Lord of all Lords! Our Lord desires souls to be saved and revived in 2007. As we share in the burden of the Lord, we will see our prayers answered across this land.

We have so many blessings for which to give thanks, as we look back over the past year and reflect on how our Lord has helped us each day. We have been given liberty through the blood of the Lamb. As we proclaim and testify of the saving work of Jesus, we can walk in freedom, as lead by His Holy Spirit. When one receives the life of Christ, they are not merely turning over a new leaf, but beginning a new life with a new Master, as they live in vital unity with Christ.

Today will soon be gone, 2006 can never be recalled. What we do each day for the Lord is what counts all eternity. We must have a vision for the future. Without a vision, people perish, but as we walk by faith; we see what may seem impossible, as being possible through God's Holy Spirit. All things are possible to those who only believe and have true spiritual vision.

Another year of Jubilee is ours. This is the acceptable year of the Lord to set captives free, bind up the brokenhearted, and proclaim the good news of salvation. There is hope for the hopeless and sight for the blind, through the Lord's finished work at Calvary. He has proclaimed liberty and we also can proclaim the message of life and hope in Him.

The New Year can be one of renewed hope. The best is yet to come for children of God who walk by faith and hold on to God's promises. Wait upon the Lord and your strength will be renewed as His joy fills your soul May your heart be filled with cheer, as you celebrate a "Happy New Year." With Jesus as Lord, we have life abundantly and have been set free.

Regardless of the problems or sorrows of 2006, there are new opportunities just inside the New Year's door of 2007. For those who lost loved ones during the past year, they will be one year closer until the time of heaven's grand reunion. "Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." Jesus has gone away to prepare a place for us, that where He is, we may be also. Our Lord knows the plans He has for us, which are good and not evil, to give us an expected future. "All things will work together for good, for those who love the Lord and are the called, according to His purpose." {Rom. 8: 28}

May Jesus be glorified in the days and weeks ahead. God will supply all of our needs according to His riches in glory when we seek Him first, and His Kingdom of righteousness. As we let God revive in 2007, we will see His hand move across this land to heal and help. We're closer to heaven in 2007.

Have a Happy New Year!

Blessings in Christ,
Jo Ann Kelly © 2006
J. P.'s Inspirations
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