Last night it began to snow!
It felt like a gift from God, as if He was saying,
'See? I am covering the dirty, old year with
a fresh, new unsoiled slate!
Heb.13:8
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
Happy 2024!
As the old year ends and the new begins
may our sole/soul resolve be
a more complete surrender to
God's full authority
Sometimes we are guilty of wanting God's way, our way.
We want Him to yield to our will, not we to His!
The past is irreversible, its seasons set in stone
The future is invincible when faced through Christ alone
The present, like a constant gift of opportunity
Furnishes where all life is lived; in Now’s benignity
Anxiety for what might be is certain to destroy
Faith’s confident humility that leads to peace and joy
What has been none can modify, but what is and will be
Is like a constant gift, thereby/whereby God proves His fealty
Goodness and mercy’s rich supply sustains surrendered hearts
No greater gain can satisfy than that which grace imparts
Thus, as God lays the old to rest, as New is ushered in
Once more hope hoists its humble quest to give/live our best for Him
Sometimes the state our Saviour saved us from, slips our minds
How arrogant, we then become, when mortal motive blinds
Us to the Light that spans the rift and keeps faith undeterred
Each promise like a constant gift to all who trust His word
© Janet Martin
Malachi 4:2
But to you who fear My name
The Sun of Righteousness shall arise
With healing in His wings;
The Sun of Righteousness shall arise
With healing in His wings;
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