The year 2025
“Has not my hand made all these things, and so they came into being?” declares the Lord. “These are the ones I look on with favor: those who are humble and contrite in spirit, and who tremble at my word.” (NIV) Isaiah 66:2
The blessings of God have overshadowed us till now. I know you may have a tall list of what God has done for you; the most valuable blessing, of course, being LIFE! Please join me to shout unto the Lord, H-A-L-L-E-L-U-J-A-H!!! “Lord, we thank you for LIFE.”
Next on your list may be the blessings over your family, job, the opportunities you had to serve others and make them laugh, etc.
May I remind you that if you want to live a full life, then do something for someone to say, “God bless you". The return of your good deeds may not be money or a physical item. The “God bless you" statement is a cheque issued to you to withdraw a blessing from the Bank of God.
Truly, we have been blessed by God in the year 2024. The year 2025 does not belong to any of us—it belongs to God. He will release the blessings at a time He chooses and decide on the amount. When God blesses, it is always beyond our wildest dreams. He gives, He gives, and gives…..
I would like us to position ourselves to be seen by God in the year 2025. If you want to be within His radar coverage, then prayerfully consider what He Himself said in Isaiah 66:2: “All these things my hand has made, and so all these things came to be, declares the LORD. But this is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word.”
Shall we then prepare ourselves for the blessing of God in 2025, which comes automatically to us when we show humility as we approach Him; show true repentance when our sins come before us; and thirdly, fear Him and obey His commandments in all circumstances. There is no magic to the blessings of God. The anointing oil and holy water some people believe in last for a short while. But the blessings that follow our desire and quest to joyfully obey His commandments last for a long, long time and can never be cut short by anybody.
Let Isaiah 66:2 be your lamp as you walk through 2025. Our God is a Faithful God. He will channel your blessings to you if you acquire the mind of Joseph when he refused to sleep with Potiphar’s wife. He said, “…. How then can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?” (Gen. 39:9). We know the blessings that followed Joseph all his life after that incident. May the year 2025 be a year you will be filled with a strong desire to walk with God, without turning to the left or right.
May this Kind and Faithful God shield you through 2025 because you have decided to love Him and obey His commandments.
Happy and prosperous new year to you! Make someone smile today.