"If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth." Colossians 3:1-2 ESV
Forget the New Year's traditions that hang on luck and whose resolutions highlight more self-improvement. Instead, resolve to deepen your restored relationship with God our Lord and Father, God our Redeemer and Friend, and God your Comforter and Guide! Resolve to feed your faith daily with His Holy Word. Resolve to gain understanding from His learned teachers who open the treasures of heaven found in its pages. Resolve to gather in the communities of His faithful family. Resolve to show the proof of His activity in your changed life.
The lost will seek Christ's mercy and grace in us. Resolve to be readily available - we meet them every day. Time is running out.
Christine Wentzel, "Resolve," "Time of Grace" devotional, January 1
