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Greetings,
“A new day, a new
chance to excel.”
That is what I used to tell my kids as we
would start a new day. And so, January 1,
2012 begins a new year. What will it mean to
“Excel” with the Free Grace Alliance in
2012? Let
me put before you for your consideration
three goals that I have for the FGA as an
organization. I hope you also will embrace
these goals.First,
I hope that we will deepen our own personal
spiritual lives as we live before the Lord
Jesus Christ. This is not simply a New
Year's resolution or an unrealistic item on
a list of goals. It is in fact the essence
of what we seek as Christians. For some of
us, this will include renewing our
commitment to read through the scriptures
and study the scriptures, not simply for our
professional output, but for personal intake
and devotional value. For some, this will
include a renewed commitment to achieving a
robust prayer life. This is not simply
creating more lists of people to pray for,
although that might be helpful, but I mean a
deeply dependent awareness of the role of
the resurrected Christ in our lives as we
seek His guidance and leading in our lives.
For some, this will include a clearer
understanding of the accountability that is
ours as we seek to invest our lives. This is
articulated in both the Old Testament
(Ecclesiastes12:14) and the
New Testament (I Peter 1:17; Romans 14:10; I
Corinthians 9:24-27; 2 Corinthians 5:9-10).
I hope and pray for you and myself
that we will understand what Moses said in
Psalm 90 and allow it to guide and drive us
each day of 2012.“Teach
us to number of days that we might present
to You a heart of wisdom."
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