New Beginnings

A FRESH START

The story is told of a man who while reading his morning newspaper was shocked to find his own name listed in the obituary column. He called up the newspaper and was outraged that they had made such a mistake.

The newspaper's explanation did not satisfy the man, so he stormed down to their office and demanded to see the editor. After some time argument, the editor grew frustrated and said, " Cheer up! We’ll put your name in the birth column tomorrow and you can have a fresh start."
You may laugh at a story like that, but wouldn't it be wonderful to just start over again?

Well, I’ve got good news…you CAN have a fresh start!

Yesterday is in the TOMB of time, tomorrow is in the WOMB of time -but NOW is ours.

The past is history, the future is a mystery, but God has given us the present—which is a gift—that’s why it’s called the present.

Penniless or prosperous, paper man or president, whether you wear a Rolex or Timex, we have exactly the same sequence of seconds, the same amount of minutes -and it is a precious commodity.

The month of January is named for Janus the Roman mythological god of the gates, doors, and doorways who is pictured with two faces looking in opposite directions—forward and backward, used to symbolize change and transitions such as the progression of past to future.

Fittingly, January closes the door on the old year and is the door to the New Year.

2009 is still a blank slate. There are opportunities (and obstacles) ahead of us. We decide which course we are going to take.

The new year is a good time for a FRESH START. Aim higher, reach further, dream bigger, and believe stronger. Start living life in the presence of death. Allow it to temper your soul and purify your priorities. Set your affairs in order and make your life count.

Heb 9:27 “And as it is appointed unto man once to die, but after this the judgment, so Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.”

Ephesians 5:15 -16 “ See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil..”

How then shall we live?


Think on these things this year, and keep the SON in your eyes!