Scripture:
2 Peter 3 v 14: "Wherefore, beloved, seeing that you
look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of Him in peace, without
spot, and blameless."
When I woke up this morning I asked Jesus for a word for
2015 and immediately got the scripture verse above! I thought it was a perfect
response as only Jesus can give.
If you read the preceding verses it describes the end of
the world and the promise of new heavens and a new earth. This is for true
believers in Jesus who will be caught away from this earth long before the
final fiery destruction, into a new heaven.
I have long believed that when satan fell from Heaven
because SIN was found in him, it caused the Heaven we came from to be shattered
into The Heavens which populate space - planets, stars, comets, galaxies, black
holes - which we want to explore and conquer.
Elements of Heaven became part of our Earth and other
planets. Do you know that diamonds rain down like hail on two planets in our
Solar System? Saturn and Jupiter.
Why do silver and gold, precious stones, platinum and
uranium have such high value, monetary and emotional for us? It's because they
provoke memories of our long forgotten Heavenly home, where there was no evil,
sin, fighting, disease or death. It was the abode of God our Father and filled
with peace and righteousness.
When Jesus lived on earth He did many things to provoke
our memories of the kingdom of God. He told one - if you have seen Me you have
seen the Father. The nature of Jesus is the exact nature of His Father who is
also Our Father.
Jesus paid the extreme sacrifice to make a way for us to
be reconciled to our Father. He laid down His life so that sinners could be
converted into saints. We cannot enter Heaven with any sin in our souls or
flesh, we have to be spotless and blameless to be restored to God.
So for our resolution for this New Year take stock of the
way your life resembles spotless and blameless living and make adjustments
where necessary. Don't try to fix everything in one day but take things one at
a time. Allow the Cross of Jesus to work righteousness and peace into you.
Allow the Blood of Jesus to cleanse you of all sin. Submit to God and resist
the devil and he will flee.
The Word says draw nigh to God and He will draw nigh to
you. Live your life every day as though it were your last. How mindful would
you be if you knew that before the next sunrise you would be required to give
an account of your relationship with Jesus?
I wish you every blessing for 2015 that you and your
families would draw closer to Jesus and each other; that you would be kind to
the needy and humble before God. In Jesus' precious love, Brenda.