It is the start of a New Year and God has brought us back to the very beginning of time. As soon as He has formed the earth, God gives it Light. even before He has made the sun, moon and stars; He seperates the Light from the darkness. And He said all that He had made was Very GOOD. This creation of light and the division of Light and darkness is in Gen. 1:3-5, And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
In Matthew it tells how God gave the light of a star as a beacon for the Wise Men to follow on their journey west to Bethlehem to meet the One born to be The Light of the World! Matt. 2:1-2; After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”
God sent His Son to guide us into all righteousness. In Psalm 1:1-3 God calls those who walk in His Counsel, His righteousness 'Blessed.' Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the LORD,
and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers. Even in Old Testament passages God let His people know that they were the heavenly city of the New Jerusalem. Here He uses the same terms He used in yesterday's passage from Revelation. We are trees of life planted by the streams of living water, bearing the fruit of the Spirit in every season; the Love, Peace, Joy, etc. given in Galatians and elsewhere in the scriptures. And we will prosper at whatever God has called us to do!
And our passage in Proverbs 1:1b-6 says the Word of God is given for our guidance and wisdom to help us walk in the ways of God and His rightrousness. ... For gaining wisdom and instruction; for understanding words of insight; for receiving instruction in prudent behavior, doing what is right and just and fair; for giving prudence to those who are simple, knowledge and discretion to the young— let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance— for understanding proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.
In this year may we follow the path He has given us by the Road Map of His Holy Word; not just today, but each and every day; until He calls us home to His glorious side.
Happy New Year, ALL!
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