Happy New Year guys, welcome to year 2016!! We're are now in a new year with lots of expectations. Some people try things like new year resolution, some try other related things. Do these things really work or what exactly are we to do? I'm sorry to bust your bubble guys, new year resolution do not work. It would only work if you become a different person entirely, and that's by dying then rising to become someone who didn't exist before. But if you try to change your nature, it's not possible, it's already in your genes. Some succeed, but it took them hard work and they're rare. But I know how you can have a new year resolution and not go back to your old ways. You most likely know the answer, and when I tell you, you would most likely roll your eyes. But solution true, tested and trusted.
The answer is found in JESUS CHRIST. The bible says in the 2 Corinthians 5:17 (Amplified version) that "therefore if any person is [ingrafted] in Christ (the Messiah) he is a new creation (a new creature altogether); the old [previous moral and spiritual condition] has passed away. Behold, the fresh and new has come!" How can you achieve this, the bible again says in Romans 10:9 (Amplified version) "because if you acknowledge and confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and in your heart believe (adhere to, trust in, and rely on the truth) that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved."
For many of you who have done this already know why it is only through JESUS and what HE did for you but for those who don't know what JESUS did, I will explain what HE did and why it is through HIM alone we can have a perfect new year resolution.
You must have discovered that there is a lot of wrong or evil actions in the world. All these came about as a result of the mistake made by the very first humans to ever exist. As Romans 5:12 says "...through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned..." This is the reason why you do wrong and always want to have a new years resolution but you notice you keep failing every time, because of what your fore fore fathers did years ago. But because GOD loves mankind despite all what we did, HE sent HIS only begotten Son to this earth as a Man to die for us (please don't be surprised about GOD having a Son; this would be explained another time), John 3:16 elaborates what GOD did for us. According to the Amplified version it says "For God so greatly loved dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life."
Why did JESUS have to come down to die? The reason is because "...without the shedding of blood there is no remission" (Hebrews 9:22). JESUS had to shed HIS blood for us to wash off our sins. But as I explained using Romans 10:9 you have to believe in order for you to be translated into a new person.
This is just a summary of what JESUS did for us. The full explanation is the reason why you go to church to know more and more what HE did for us. It has no end! When you receive JESUS into your life as LORD, "...walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in faith..." (Colossians 2:6&7), and "do not be conformed to this world (this age), [fashioned after and adapted to its external, superficial customs], but be transformed (changed) by the [entire] renewal of your mind [by its new ideals and its new attitude], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God, even the thing which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His sight for you]." This implies that you naturally live a new year resolution type of life without stress. See... what did I tell you? HE said again in John 15:5 that "...for without Me you can do nothing." You can't succeed at anything without JESUS. Just save yourself the stress and accept HIM, rather that trying other strategies that haven't been tested and trusted. If after accepting JESUS and your life doesn't go from normal to excellent, let me know. This is the best way to get through this new year, trust me, I'm always reaping the benefits.
Now back to basis, I mentioned last year that despite our accepting JESUS, having HIS Spirit and HE PERMANENTLY freeing us from our sins we still falter. The question now is if we can't confess our sins before GOD when we falter because GOD keeps no record of wrong, when we falter what are we to confess?
Log on to this blog on the 2nd of January, 2016, which is tomorrow and find out. It would be ready for you.
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ONCE AGAIN, HAPPY NEW YEAR 2016,
GOD BLESS YOU
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