Title New Year's Resolutions/Psalm 90:1~12
Content New Year's Resolutions/Ps 90:1~12, Ephesians 5:16~17
Key Verse: “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom” (verse 12).
Word: A new year has begun. Whatever it is, starting is very important. You can reach your destination by starting right. There is a saying that life ends in one round. The time we live in, once passed, never comes back. Wealth, protection, honor, and position possessed by each person can be regained even if lost, but time is a property that cannot be regained once lost. We live with the capital of time. What is old age? It is a life with little capital of time left. Life is time. That's why Franklin said, 'Time is golden'. But time is more than gold. Time is something that money cannot buy.
Money comes and goes, but material is something that comes and goes. If you work hard and save, you can save money. But once gone time is forever gone. So Moses taught that we should be able to count the time, and the Apostle Paul told us to save time. Because the time will come when you will count before God how you have used the time entrusted to you as a steward.
In the new year of 2003, above all else, we must live a sincere life. All of our people should return to sincerity and truth in the New Year. Sincerity is the source of all beings. A disciple asked Sima Ongong, a famous Confucian scholar in China. “Teacher, among the tens of thousands of characters, what is the most important? Please tell me one letter that we should always learn, work hard, and cherish.” Then the disciple asked again. So what is sex? Gong Samaon replied, "It's Bu-mung (不妄語)". Bumangeo means 'don't cheat'. During this year, we must be sincere in our assigned positions. If I am sincere, my existence will shine as much as I am sincere, and if I am not sincere, my existence will weaken as much as I am not sincere. Integrity is the measure of my existence.
Also, this year, let's worship with sincerity. As Karl Meninger said, "A person's attitude is more important than the facts." A person's sincere life does not come from will, determination, or effort. God must be with you. Apart from God's will, our future cannot be guaranteed. Our future is guaranteed only when we are conscious of God's existence and obey God's will. How should we live in an unknown world we have never lived in in 2003?
The Apostle Paul told us to understand God's will and use our time wisely. The way to find God's will can be known through worship. Worship is man's response to God's work toward man. There is no substitute for worshiping before God. And service and love for people cannot take the place of worship. In the new year, I hope that all the saints will receive full worship and receive new life and be blessed.
Prayer: May the new year be blessed with sincerity and complete worship. I pray in Jesus name. Amen.
Lord's Prayer