everything we do. Our actions should match how we think and what direction we are going. “Turning” means to go a different direction than at the present. 2. Evaluating what the last year brought, the victories as well as the defeats, is one of the hardest challenges of our New Year, but in doing so, we receive the guidance needed to change. Prepare for your New Year - remove anything that slows you down or gets in your way. Then place the foundational base rock which is what you will build on. Make your paths straight so you can travel in the right direction at a good speed.
New Beginnings For 2012 By Chaplain Ron Scripture: “Later, John the Baptizer appeared in the desert of Judea. His message was, ‘Turn to God and change the way you think and act, because the kingdom of heaven is near.’ Isaiah the prophet spoke about this man when he said, ‘A voice cries out in the desert; “Prepare the way for the Lord! Make his paths straight!”’ “John wore clothes made from camel’s hair and had a leather belt around his waist. His diet consisted of locusts and wild honey. Jerusalem, all Judea, and the whole Jordan Valley went to him. As they confessed their sins, he baptized them in the Jordan River.”
3. The third point is the confession of sins. We realize that we have not been perfect this past year. And in going forward again, we must rely on the Word where Paul speaks of crucifying ourselves daily. God still loves us and wants us to grow in the Lord one step at a time. We are reminded in the book of James that “knowing to do good and doing it not is sin.” As we begin a New Year, let us remember the Baby in the Manger but more so let us get a vision of the Almighty God sitting on His Throne, and let us follow Him. Bless the Lord for He is Good!!!
The Scripture here lists three things: 1. The second verse says “Turn to God, change the way you think and act.” In beginning the New Year, one of the great things that we can do is just this: Turn to God and change the way we think on almost 5