[Faith-talk] FW: [masterslist] If Only

Sat Dec 31 00:41:35 UTC 2011

 Thanks for sharing such a powerful devotion and yest I can surrender my 
life completely to God each and every year.
God bless,
Felicia

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>
> Original Message:
> From: "Dean Masters" <dwmasters15 at gmail.com>
> To: "masters list" <masterslist at yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [masterslist] If Only
> Date:
> Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:07:51 -0500
>
> If Only
> by Sarah Jennings, Crosswalk.com Family Editor
>
> He who sits on the throne said, "Behold, I am making all things new."
> Revelation 21:5
>
> I've never known anyone that claimed New Year's was their favorite
> holiday.
> The media shows flashy images of jubilant crowds forgetting their cares
> as
> they
> count down until midnight. After the ball drops, lovers kiss, friends
> embrace, and the partying continues into the wee hours.
>
> In various real-life conversations, the consensus seems to be: New Year's
>
> isn't quite as fun as the TV makes it look. Many note the anti-climactic
> nature
> of this holiday, and have foregone the party scene for quieter evenings
> that
> may or may not last until midnight.
>
> I think New Year's brings so many mixed emotions because New Year's (and
> birthdays) remind us that we are creatures limited to time. With the
> passage
> of
> time we not only sense our mortality, but most of us have accumulated
> personal losses or regrets alongside our precious memories. And time's
> indifferent,
> methodical nature does not allow us to go back and have a redo.
>
> In a conversation last winter, a friend shared a perspective on time and
> eternity that really changed my approach to New Year's. A wise pastor once
>
> shared
> with her, "We struggle with time because ultimately our souls weren't
> meant
> for time. Our souls were meant for eternity, in relationship with an
> Eternal
> God."
>
> Although I can't even begin to wrap my mind around the logistics of
> eternity
> (what is it like to have no beginning and no end?), my friend's comment
> gives
> me hope. Our linear existence is not "it." This, of course, doesn't mean
> we
> can approach time in a careless manner. Certainly God, the Creator of
> time,
> cares how we spend it. But our discomfort with the passage of another
> year
> points to a God who is bigger than the limitations of time and who loves
> us
> enough to prepare us for a day when we will no longer be bound to its
> limitations either.
>
> But what of the regrets, the wrongs done, and the losses? These things
> seem
> set in stone, and like real stones they often weigh on us in our attempts
> to
> make fresh starts.
>
> In the book of Revelation, we see that God, from His throne, continually
> makes all things new (21: 5). Once again, it's kind of hard to wrap your
> mind around
> a God who is bigger than time, Who can bring good out of a past we no
> longer
> have access to. But our pasts and all the failings and imperfections
> contained
> in them don't faze a God whose goodness knows no bounds. Although we are
> limited, God's grace is not.
>
> When I look at it this way, I have to ask myself: "Why would I, a
> creature
> powerless to change the past, want to hold on so tightly to it? Why not
> give
> it to the One who can actually do something about it?!"
>
> Can you hand your past over to the Eternal One in the coming year? Are
> you
> willing to surrender your present and your future as well? I know this
> without
> a doubt - surrendering your life to God is something you'll never regret.
>
> Intersecting Faith & Life: Enjoy a peaceful New Year's Eve knowing the
> future is in God's Hands.
>
> Further Reading
>
> Psalm 96: 1-2
> 2 Corinthians 5: 17
> Face the New Year Without Fear,
> by Adrian Rogers
>
>
>
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>
>
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