TOPIC: Serving A Void-Filling God Thursday, January 01, 2015 TEXT: GENESIS 1:1-2 Key Verse And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters (Genesis 1:2). To find out what the future held in store at the start of every year or at the beginning of a journey, ancient heathen sages would slaughter an animal and study the intricate make up of its skin and intestines. A reading of the complex entrails, guided by esoteric parchments, offered a hint of the future. What a blind, tortuous and hazardous plunge into the unknown! The Christian who is serving the Creator of heaven and earth does not have to engage in such pursuit of attempting to know a void in-between a beginning and an ending. Rather, He should be rest assured in the custody of the Saviour who always faithfully fills up time and space. The genuine Christian puts his absolute faith in the unfailing promise of the Creator who says, I am with you alway even unto the end of the world (Matthew 28:20). Believers, therefore, should move into the New Year with unswerving faith in the God of creation whose Spirit moved upon the face of the waters and displaced the formless void and darkness. The fear and anxiety that characterize these perilous times (2 Timothy 3:1) cannot be the portion of true Christians who are under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. God, however, expects us to live righteously; He expects us to fully consecrate and commit our lives to Him; He expects us to use our resources to serve Him to be able to enjoy His promised blessings. In the course of this year, there is need for us to regularly evaluate our lives and work to ensure they are acceptable to Him. As God taps us into consciousness each day after a sweet sleep, we must appreciate Him for taking care of our yesterday, today and tomorrow (posterity) by preaching Jesus the Saviour to the lost world. As we do, His Spirit will move to destroy the works of the devil, set people free from sin and bondage and fill every void in them for His glory. THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: MATTHEW 1 - 3 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: The future is a secret God unfolds steadily without mistakes.
Posted on: Thu, 01 Jan 2015 16:11:28 +0000