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Introduction

Psa 65:11 Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.

As we commence 2013, let us prayerfully resolve to be effective stewards and transformed by the Lord through his inspired word and our responsible obedience to it. Consider the following pertinent thoughts that should accompany us in the new year.

1.  Remember that God is sovereign over everything. Seek him and His kingdom first and trust Him for His provision and protection. (Mt 6:33)
2. Begin each day with prayer and never fail to worship to the glory of God (Mk 1:35)
3. Be quiet every morning for a Quiet Time of God’s Word for at least 10 minutes each day and think of the goodness and faithfulness of God. (Hab 2:20)
4. When you wake up in the morning, before anything else, pray for wisdom to know and do God’s will for the day. (Psa 5:3)
5. Be ready always to witness to at least one person or say a word for Jesus each day about Christ and His saving grace. (1 Pet 3:15)
6. Do not waste God given precious energy on gossip, backbiting, issues of the past, negative thoughts or things that bred anger and hatred. Instead invest your time, talents, energy in serving and worshipping God and saving souls. (1 Cor 9:16)
7. Life is too short to waste time in the world and sinful pleasures and fighting with anyone. Honour and serve God while there is yet breath. (Psa 90:12)
8. Make peace with God every day and ask for His forgiveness and mercies and live for the present and the future till He comes. (1 Tim 2:5)
9. Learn to live and forgive others as God has forgiven you and set a prisoner free and discover Him to be yourself. (Eph 4:32)
10. Jealousy and discontentment are a waste of time. Be content and grateful and do not compare yourself or your spouse or children with others as we are all unique in God’s eyes. (1 Tim 6:6-10)
11. Each night before you go to bed, be prayerful and thankful for God’s mercies and grace for the day. (Psa 4:8)
12. We are too blessed by God to be overly stressed by man or circumstances. Entrust all things to Him with full assurance. (1 Pet 5:7)
13. Never forget that the almighty God is in control of everything. Do not worry or fret but pray to Him no matter what happens to you or your family this year. (Phil 4:6, 7)
14. Be a good example to your brethren of colleagues and let the Lord use you as testimony for his name to the edifying of someone (1 Tim 4:12)
15. Be grateful to God and men for every small thing that is given as a blessing to you (1 Thess 5:18)
16. Serve is a meaningful capacity in the church and use your talents and gifts for the Lord. (1 Pet 4:10, 11)
17. Go out of your way to encourage, comfort, strengthen and exhort someone that you know needs your assistance. (Heb 10:24, 25)
18. Fear God and keep His Word and grow in holiness and sanctification daily. (Mal 3:16)
19. Live each day as if it is your last day and prepare to meet your God. (Amos 4:12)

Conclusion

Every year has new challenges and opportunities to serve and glorify Christ.

Ephesians 5:17 ‘Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.’

We need to know and practice biblical principles in 2013 and apply them obediently to our walk and make good use of our God given opportunities. We live in an evil age and we are not to be fools but we are to seek and to understand what the specific will of God is for our lives. Therefore, let us walk circumspectly and prayerfully and consciously redeem the limited time that we have. When we live obediently and sensitively to God’s sovereign guidance and direction and make full use of our opportunities for the Lord, we will have a right understanding and application of, ‘what the will of the Lord is.’ Something to ponder in the new year.

Jack Sin
MBPC

On the 4th of September 2011, we celebrated the 4th anniversary of the Chinese Worship Service.

Download (PDF File): Chinese Service 4th Anniversary Photos

Job 12:9,10 “Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this? ¹⁰In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind” .As we witnessed numerous  mega catastrophes of our times ,we are greatly  humbled and  awed by the knowledge that our souls  and every living thing  comes under the mighty hand of God  and every moment  that  we have our being is solely by the sovereign providential grace of God alone .

Isa 44:8 “Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it ? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any”

Does God  believe in atheism or polytheism ?isaiah gave us the unequivocal answer . Triune monotheis m is the  only correct conception of God today vis a vis the prevalent concepts of theism including  pantheism of our age.

Zech 14:9 “And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.” The  apocalyptic  day will come when the Lord will return in all His glory  to rule and judge the world.  In the meantime, we are to be  warning  ,watching ,working, witnessing and worshipping  while waiting patiently for  that glorious  day

Rom 1:15 “So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also. ¹⁶For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.” It belongs to us ,as the redeemed of God to pronounce and proclaim in the vernacular language,  the   simple but glorious  gospel of reconciliation through Christ   that the  odious offender  who trembles at his word will be pardoned forever .

Prov 4;23 “Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.’ The heart of the reformation is the reformation of the heart (as it did for young luther, zwingli, knox, calvin  and latimer) .Need to keep away the cholesterol of sin from blocking  its reception of the will of God  by exercising unto godliness and masticating on the fresh and nutritious word of truth daily .