Surprise!

 January 1 a year ago came with little fanfare- the typical celebrations and revelry were there. The revelry and celebrations, I suspect, were quite subdued last night- oh...I did something different- stayed up till midnight😃.

I have been discipling a fellow over the past few months and we have spent a little time thinking through the first few verses of the Bible. A common phrase in the creation account reminds us of how complete and without deficiency God's creation was- IT WAS GOOD. The final compliment about the creation found in Genesis 1:31 is that the whole creation WAS VERY GOOD. As was revealed in his creation, God is not deficient.

As we welcome in a new year, what are we anticipating or looking forward to? You guessed it- SURPRISE! As much as we look forward to certain things, we really don't know what the future holds. Let's hold what we don't know loosely and what we do know firmly. Holding tightly to what is certain gives hope. 

Some things we know to be sure are:  God is good! Nahum 1:7 ;  God is full of mercy- Lamentations 3:22; His love is without end- Jeremiah 31:3; God is a sure foundation- Deuteronomy 32:4; He will guide-Psalm 32:8,9. Happy New Year!