Living in the Sonrise

January 2nd, 2023. We are beginning a new chapter, titled 2023- a new year. I don’t know about you, but it can be intimidating for me, at least, to face the future. Life is uncertain, and we never know what the future holds. Though we don’t know what this new year will bring, we do know one thing for certain: Christ will always be there. The same Emmanuel that carried us through last year will still be here in 2023. Whatever joy and laughter, pain and sorrow, this year brings, Jesus has promised that He will never leave us, not even for a moment. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. He is constant, He is always the same- and yet, He offers us grace, mercies, and joy anew every day- like the sunrise, new every morning. 2 Corinthians 5:17 says, “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” God’s desire for us is to be made new. He wants to recreate us, so that we are abiding in Him, resting in His love,...

Well, it’s that time of year again. There are lights adorning houses, inside and out; neighborhoods having contests to see who has the best display, stores making big bucks when people get tired of trying to make last year’s lights work… Light is everywhere, but does it make its way into our hearts? Let's take a moment to read the lyrics to a well-known Christmas carol, O Holy Night. O holy night, the stars are brightly shining, It is the night of the dear Saviour’s birth; Long lay the world in sin and error pining, 'Till he appeared and the soul felt its worth. A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices, For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn; Fall on your knees, Oh hear the angel voices! O night divine! O night when Christ was born. O night, O holy night, O night divine. Led by the light of Faith serenely beaming; With glowing hearts by his cradle we stand: So, led by light of a star sweetly gleaming, Here come the wise men from Orient land, The King of Kings lay thus in lo...