2022 – NEW Opportunities/Challenges; SAME Dependable God
/2021 certainly had its share of difficulties: COVID continued to take its toll physically and emotionally - many loved ones were sick and/or lost to us. Economic uncertainty and rising prices made quite a squeeze on everyone’s psyche and budget. The crime rate jumped way out of control in major cities - perhaps one near you. It can make us wonder what’s ahead for us in 2022?
Believers in Jesus Christ can rest reassured, as they face the new year, knowing that God has made promises He intends to keep. For instance:
He loves us. I John 4:9,10; John 3:16
He has plans for us, not meant to harm us, but to give us a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29:21
He cares for us. I Peter 5:7
He will give us direction. Proverbs 3:5,6
He will be our refuge and strength. Psalm 46:1-3
He is with us – not only in 2022 but for our entire lives. Hebrews 13:5; Deuteronomy 31:6; Joshua 1:5
Knowing these promises, we can face 2022 confidently, no fears about what it may bring.
The Psalmist writes it clearly: Psalm 46:1-23 “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore, we will not fear, though the earth should change and though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea; though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains quake at its swelling pride.”
Anticipate God at work in, for and through you in 2022.
