New Year Wishes - Have a Blessed New Year

New Year Wishes - Have a Blessed New Year

Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.

Psalms 65:11 (KJV)

Praise JESUS

This is the first devotion I write in this year. Today is 1-Jan-2010. I like to wish all who read this devotion to have a Blessed New Year. A thought came to my mind that it would be better to wish to have a Blessed New Year than to say Happy New Year.

Happiness may come and go, but Blessing stays on the head of the righteous person. The Holy Bible tells us, "Blessings are upon the head of the just:” Proverbs 10:6 (KJV). The Blessing will rest on the head of any righteous person. So let us all have a Blessed New Year.

What is the significance of celebrating the New Year?

Today, many people around the world celebrate the New Year, I was thinking on what is the significance of the celebration?

First, We Christians go to the Church for the watch night prayer during the New Year Celebration, seeking the LORD, saying to the LORD JESUS CHRIST, we came to offer you the first fruit of the year (time).  The GOD will give us a special blessing when we give our first fruits to the LORD.

The LORD graciously taken me to visit New York, USA during Feb-2009, I visited a place called times square. The guide told me, each year many people gather in that place to celebrate the New Year. People started to gather even from the afternoon of Dec-31.

A group of people goes to Church to worship the LORD JESUS CHRIST. Another group goes to many hotels, theme parks etc to celebrate with alcohol.

“For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand …" Psalm 84:10

Second, till yesterday, when we think of the struggles, sufferings, humiliations, pain etc, they were more difficult even to think about them. But today, when we think of them, we are also remained that it was in last year. A touch of healing comes in whenever a new year born. We try to forget few things and try to press in for the new year with new hope.

“…the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound” Isaiah 30:26

New Year resolution

Many people if not all of us, make resolution during the New Year day so that they can keep them in their life for years to come. I have few suggestions …

First let us examine our life and check are there any ways still we can improve our self?

“he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still” Revelation 22:11

Let us try to sharpen our self to lead more Holy life and more righteous life than what we live currently. The Holy Bible tells us, “And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?” 1 Peter 4:18.

Second, in this year, we shall put more control on our tongues

“Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks” Ephesians 5:4

“Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers” Ephesians 4:29

Praise JESUS