You
will not leave in a hurry, running for your lives. For the LORD will go ahead
of you; yes, the God of Israel will protect you from behind.
Isaiah
52:12
Well my friends we have made it to the last day of the year!
A few of us have come to this day filled with regret and sadness. We feel like this past year could have been handled a lot better by us. We have made poor choices, wandered through the year with little direction, and want to quickly close the door on the year. The feelings we have are actually a little bit of sadness for time wasted.Funny thing is no matter the way you wandered through the year you were not alone. As a follower of Jesus you had the Spirit of God with you actually. He has come behind you as a rear guard. This means that you may have blown it in 2016 but it does not have to follow you into 2017. Let the grace of the Lord cover your past and not allow it to rob you of 2017.
The Father is already ahead of you in 2017. He has made the paths for you to follow on your 17 journey. So let's not leave 2016 as if we are running for our lives. We are safe in the security of HIS mercies. Let's not regret the days gone in wanderings. We are secure in the salvation of HIS grace. Let us walk with confidence into the new year with our eyes set on HIM.
