January 2008 - English

As we go into a New Year it is good to remind ourselves about our God and the things that He has done.

In the midst of his Lamentation over the terrible state that Isreal was in, because of her sin, Jeremiah reminds us of this wonderful characteristic of our God in Chapter 3v22-23: Because [the Lord's] compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. There is something wonderfully new and refreshing about our God every day; there is nothing boring about Him, but there is always something to delight our souls. And yet we also know that our God never changes, but is ... the same yesterday, today, and forever (Heb 13:8). Perhaps it could be summed as as our God is "eternally new!"

The other verse that I remembered, is in 2 Corinthians 5v18: Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. In this wonderful verse Paul states that God has done such a broad and wonderful work in our hearts, a work that is so extensive that everything has become new. The very core of our being has been renewed and there is a source of life flowing from within us, that overcomes all difficulties. At this time of year it is worth reminding ourselves of the greatness of the work that God has done in us. And if for any, there is an awareness that perhaps all things have not yet become new, we have a chance to seek Him until He has accomplished His work in us, so that we, too, can look forward to the future knowing that all things have become new!