Over the month we have looked at:
Peace – WITH God and the peace OF God
Hope – a “know so hope”
Joy – the “good tidings of great joy”
Love – God’s greatest “love gift to the world”
To experience all of these in our lives, this last word will tie it all together (BELIEVE).
We make choices every day of our lives from the moment we get up in the morning until we go to bed at night. God has given us a free will. We are not robots. He doesn’t make us to anything. He doesn’t “make us” believe. Praise God for all we have as a child of God. But just look at what you are missing out on if you continue to disbelieve — the worst being separated from God for all of eternity.
As we close out this year consider the following verses:
John 8:24 Jesus said “...for if you believe not that I am He, you shall die in your sins.”
Acts 16:31 “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you shall be saved.”
John 3:16b “...that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.”
What a wonderful way to close out the old year and bring in the new if you choose to believe. It truly would be a HAPPY NEW YEAR!