“Happy New Year” is a greeting you’ve probably both heard and said several times by now. However, ThePreachersWord joins the chorus to welcome our readers to 2024 and to wish for each of you a “Happy New Year!”
Of course, enjoying happiness, prosperity, and success in the New Year in any endeavor requires much more than a wish. It calls for commitment. Demands diligence. And requires persistent effort. This is true in business, education, sports, as well as in your spiritual pursuits.
Using “Happy New Year” as an acrostic, here are 12 suggestions that will help you find spiritual blessedness in the coming year.
Hear and Heed God’s Word, the Bible. (Lk. 11:28).
Assemble weekly to worship (Heb. 10:25).
Pray daily (1 Thess. 5:17).
Pursue peace (Heb. 12:14).
Yield not to temptation (1 Cor. 10:13).
Never Give Up (1 Cor. 15:58).
Examine yourself (2 Cor. 13:5).
Walk in Jesus’ footsteps (I Jn. 2:6).
Yearn to please God (Col. 1:10).
Encourage Everyone (1 Thess. 5:11).
Abound in faith, hope and love (1 Thess. 1:3).
Redeem the time (Eph. 5:14-16)
We encourage you to copy or print this acrostic. Share it with others. Look up the Bible passages. Reflect on the meaning and application of each one. You may even want to tweak the words to make the message more personal.
Again, “Happy New Year” to all our readers. May this day be the beginning of a wonderful year for your spiritual growth and service to the Lord.
–Ken Weliever, The Preacherman
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Amen! Happy New Year to you and yours as well! 🙂
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When we WISH someone a HAPPY NEW YEAR, we are wishing them to have a happy 365 days. I would like for someone to give us a word more hopeful than just a wish. Maybe we could say “God bless you with a blessed NEW YEAR.”
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