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Happy New Year

Happy 2nd day of this brand new year. When I cracked open my Daily Light yesterday, God’s Word really spoke to my heart. The verses were all so good and a great way to begin the new year. I decided that it would be a good way to start off this week:
But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind,… I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
“Father, I desire that they… whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me.”—I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until that Day what has been entrusted to me.—He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
Do you not know that in a race all the runners compete, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable.—Let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus.

“It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you.”

And he said to him, “If your presence will not go with me, do not bring us up from here.”—I know, O Lord, that the way of man is not in himself, that it is not in man who walks to direct his steps.
The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when he delights in his way; though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, for the Lord upholds his hand.
Nevertheless, I am continually with you; you hold my right hand. You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will receive me to glory.—For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
·       Morning: Philippians 3:13; Philippians 3:14; John 17:24; 2 Timothy 1:12; Philippians 1:6; 1 Corinthians 9:24; 1 Corinthians 9:25; Hebrews 12:1; Hebrews 12:2
·       Evening: Deuteronomy 31:8; Exodus 33:15; Jeremiah 10:23; Psalm 37:23; Psalm 37:24; Psalm 73:23; Psalm 73:24; Romans 8:38; Romans 8:39
Let these verses encourage your heart as you begin this new year. Bill Welte is President and CEO of America’s Keswick

Team YOU: Daily Scripture reading… because YOU, Lord, would like a word with me: Genesis 4-6; Proverbs 1; Matthew 1

Motivations: Daily quotes…because they keep it- on point: Every man should be born again on the first day of January. Start with a fresh page. Take up one hole more in the buckle if necessary, or let down one, according to circumstances; but on the first of January let every man gird himself once more, with his face to the front, and take no interest in the things that were and are past. Henry Ward Beecher

Practice to Remember: Memory Verses… because it’s not just a game: Level 1: Ephesians 1:3; Level 2: Ephesians 1:1-6

Powered Up: Prayer…because it works: The strongest knees are those which bend most easily. Mary S. Wood

Happy New Year

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Happy New Year
“Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” Romans 10:17
Happy New Year, brothers. Many of you have been thinking through goals and resolutions as we welcome in the year, 2011. I took time last week to think and pray through my goals, and this year they are broken down into four areas: spiritual, physical, personal and vocational.
These are obviously my goals, so I don’t need to share them all with you. But one of my spiritual goals is to read through the 2011 Bible Reading plan. If you haven’t called to order yours (732-350-1187) or downloaded it from our website, it’s not to late.

This year’s plan will take you through the Bible chronologically, through Proverbs 12 times, and through the Psalms 2 times. Last week I gave you a list of devotional resources, but NONE should ever take the place of reading God’s Word.

The older I get, the more I realize that I probably do have Attention Deficit Disorder. One of my kids struggled in the early grades of school and with the help of a team of caring teachers, they discovered that our daughter did much better with taking exams by doing them orally rather than written.
This year I am planning to read through the Bible in a different way. I have an Ipad and have downloaded an audible Bible reading plan (Bible.is). I have done this for over a week now, and it has helped me to concentrate as I read the text sitting in front of me. (You can find all sorts of audible  Bibles for free on the internet.)
In many churches, we don’t hear the READING of the Word anymore. Scripture reading and  responsive readings have become a thing of the past. Paul said in Romans 10:17 that “Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” Read through Nehemiah and Ezra, and the you will find that both men had the children of Israel LISTEN to the Word of God as it was read to them.
If you struggle (like me) with concentration (drifting thoughts), this might be a way to help you focus in on God’s Word. Hey, don’t knock it till you try it. Thanks for joining me on the journey. – Bill Welte is President and CEO of America’s Keswick
GPS – God’s Positioning System: Proverbs 1; Psalm 1; Genesis 1-3
Compass Pointers: There is nothing new about humanism. It is the yielding to Satan’s first temptation of Adam and Eve: “Ye shall be as gods.” (Gen. 3:5) Billy Graham
Navigation Rules: Level 1: Proverbs 1:7; Level 2: Proverbs 1:1-7
Anchored to the Rock: When God intends great mercy for his people, the first thing He does is set them a-praying. – Matthew Henry