Friday, January 1, 2010

January's Thought

Happy New Year!

We truly appreciate God for all He has done for us in 2009. He kept us saved, sanctified and encouraged to live for Him in spite of all the things we’ve been through. He has delivered our soul from death, our eyes from tears, and our feet from falling. He did not leave us nor forsake us.

Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful. So, what can we render unto the Lord for all of His benefits toward us. Let’s take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord.

God was faithful to us to bring us through another year with victory. Let’s not be weary in well doing for we shall reap if we faint not. As we enter 2010, let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;) Heb. 10:23.

Each one of us should have a determination down in our souls to be more for God than ever before.

Isaiah 26:9, “With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

We should dedicate and consecrate ourselves to God in such a way that the world has no effect on us. When the world has no effect on us, God can use us any way He desires. Jesus said, in John 14:30, “..........the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me. Let’s make sure that the enemy of our souls has nothing in us, so that God can use us mightily. We must continue to fight the good fight of faith and lay hold on eternal life.

Isaiah 64:4, “For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what He hath prepared for him that waiteth for Him.”

God has great things in store for us if we don’t tire or give the o’er. Let’s stay free from sin and self to accomplish our Master’s will.


Praying you’ll have a Happy, Victorious New Year!


Pastor Eddie Hodges, Jr.