I present to you something to ponder on for the upcoming year. First, of all don’t let the Christmas Season get you down with the pressures of life.
Know this one thing: Jesus calls us to live life as representatives of His New Covenant. It is a lifestyle controlled by GRACE, not human expectations. The life of grace is favored with these characteristics:
· Acceptance: No matter what your past contains, God loves you. He loved you before your birth, and He loves you now. He’s your eternal Source of Hope and Acceptance.
· Assurance: Your salvation is eternally secure, because it is not based on something you do but what Christ did for you at Calvary. Just ask Him to forgive your sins and come into your life.
· Availability: God is in every situation with you. Seek Him and He will give you His rest and peace.
· Adequacy: God’s power is adequate for every situation. Through the Holy Spirit, you can victoriously meet and defeat the lies of the enemy.
· Abundance: God’s blessings are tailored to meet individual needs. Never measure the content of your life against someone else’s. God is constantly working for your good and His glory.
· Abiding: God abides with His people and He has promised never to leave us.
· Accountability: God has never broken a promise. He is faithful and true. Give Him every part of your life, and by His grace you will experience everlasting joy and peace.
Remember: God’s covenant with us is not based on human performance. It is based on Christ’s death at Calvary. Our lives are rooted in His grace, not the rewards of our talents and abilities. In the Old Testament God made covenants with men based on works however, man couldn’t uphold his end of the covenant. Thus the New Covenant with Jesus offering us a new lifestyle and new beginnings. It’s not a life of rules and regulations. It is a life of unconditional love and acceptance, based upon the finished work of Christ at Calvary.
