As Father Time marched toward the mystical abyss, I failed to shout out into the cosmos a New Year’s resolution. Did the old man bid a fond a-do to 2020 or wipe the sweat from his brow because the year was over? Either way, I’m not burying a time capsule in his remembrance. He left us with a diapered toddler waddling around wearing a top hat with a 2021 banner strapped across his chest. I sure hope the tot’s first stop will be in Washington to hand out pacifiers.
Although going into this year resolution-less, I intend to make the most of it. Gone are the days absorbed in paper product shortages. No longer do I care about fiber-density if it gets the job done? I will blur from my mind the concept of wrapping the world in “strong and ever so soft” four-ply. I wonder, is it even possible to absorb the mess 2020 left behind? God’s unfailing grace will cover me with His strength and wisdom when I reach for an extra roll of paper product at the grocery.
No matter what 2021 may bring, it is important to stand steadfast as witnesses to the truth of God’s promises and power. We can join others in performing acts of kindness and generosity. We can show others that God is the way, the truth, and the life by the way we live. With the time we have, we can search out opportunities to share God’s mighty plan that delivers humanity from the power of sin. In a nutshell, what Satan intends for evil, our Father in Heaven, has purposed for good. Nothing can diminish God’s truth, steal our joy from glorifying Him, or take away the hope and trust we have in the Almighty.
So, let the fictitious Old Man Time go where he will. Let the New Year Baby tip his top hat to renewal. We have a never-ending, living God, faithful in all circumstances, no matter the time of day or the calendar year. Let’s count every tick of the clock a blessing as we walk hand in hand into the New Year with God’s Son, Jesus.
Happy New Year.
Verse(s) of Month: Ephesians 1:7-10 NIV
“In Him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding, he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.”
