1 Corinthians 2:1-5 (ESV)
1 And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. 2 For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. 3 And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, 4 and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, 5 so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
New Year’s Day is a perfect time for a fresh start. It’s one of the less busy times of the year as everyone recovers from Christmas. Many people are on break from school or work and have time to reflect and to think about things, and of course, to make new year’s goals.
What’s your new year’s goal going to be? Should my goal to spend more time catching up with old friends, read more books, run a marathon? I don’t think that last one is a realistic goal for this year. Maybe next year.
So what are you going to do in 2018?
Paul resolved to let nothing get in the way of telling people about Jesus. This would be a very worthy New Year’s goaln - to tell your friends, family, neighbors, anyone who will listen about Jesus. To live your life in such a way that nothing can get in the way of introducing people to the savior king.
Now’s the time to make the New Years goal. Now’s the time to make preparations. Now’s the time to be ready. Do whatever you need to do to tell people that Jesus is the promised one of God and that he died to save us from the punishment we deserve.
In 2018, make a New Year’s goal that will make an impact for the kingdom.
Dear Lord, we pray that we would make it our goal to share Your great love with those all around us. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.