Your
word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.—Psalm 119:105
Every new year is an uncharted and unknown
sea. No ship has ever sailed this way before. The wisest of earth's sons and
daughters cannot tell us what we may encounter on this journey. Familiarity
with the past may afford us a general idea of what we may expect, but just
where the rocks lie hidden beneath the surface or when that "tempestuous
wind called Euroclydon" may sweep down upon us suddenly, no one can say
with certainty....
Now more than at any other time in
generations, the believer is in a position to go on the offensive. The world is
lost on a wide sea, and Christians alone know the way to the desired haven.
While things were going well, the world scorned them with their Bible and
hymns, but now the world needs them desperately, and it needs that despised
Bible, too. For in the Bible, and there only, is found the chart to tell us
where we are going on this rough and unknown ocean. The day when Christians
should meekly apologize is over—they can get the world's attention not by
trying to please, but by boldly declaring the truth of divine revelation. They
can make themselves heard not by compromise, but by taking the affirmative and
sturdily declaring, "Thus saith the Lord." This World:
Playground or Battleground? pp. 9-10
"Lord, guide me carefully on this
uncharted sea of a new year as I daily seek You in Your word. Then use me
mightily as Your servant this year as I boldly proclaim Your word in leading
others. Amen."
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