Starting Over Resolution

It will soon be New Year’s Eve and people around the world will be celebrating the start of 2019. Many will remember their New Year resolutions but quite a few will not. I have, in the past, made these same resolutions. I resolve to be in better shape, to be a nicer person, spend more time with family, to drink less, to drink more water and the list goes on and on. There were years that we would bet on how long until the resolutions were broken. There was one year where a buddy said he was going to give up beer and that lasted three days. Another friend resolved not to swear and that lasted for about four hours if I remember correctly and then he tried to justify that the word was in the dictionary and thus counted as a proper word and not a swear word. I have made my share, have broken my share and continue to try and be better but there are times we all trip up.

Over two thousand years ago, our Father in Heaven resolved to send His Son to earth so that we might know the perfection of God’s love and give us all the opportunity to start over. He represented a new start for all humanity regardless of race, creed, colour, religious leanings, gender or age just to name a few. Jesus came for all creation to show a new and better way. Jesus came as the King of all kings which meant that the kings of the day answered to Him. The kings of the days were conniving and ruthless in most cases but Christ came to show them a better way. He is called the Prince of Peace and Saviour of all humanity yet the leadership of the time looked for ways to break Him, to have Christ break His resolve and show everyone His true nature but this never happened. Jesus held to His resolution, to take on the darkness, show us all the way of peace through love and compassion and to conquer the grave. He did this for all at that time, He did this all for each of us in this time. Christ did not break His resolution and today we benefit for His sacrifice.

This New Year’s Eve, when you make your resolution, will you resolve to be a bit kinder, a bit more tolerant, more loving and more compassionate? If you do, ask God to give you the strength to keep you resolution so that those around you will come to know a better way, a more perfect way to live. We invite you to join us at 10:30 MST in person, 402 Main Ave W Sundre, or online on Facebook Live (https://www.facebook.com/MainAvenueFellowship/) or view it afterwards on our website (www.mainavefellowship.blogspot.ca).

Blessings
Pastor Todd