THURSDAY, January 1st, 2009

Hey Everyone! Happy New Year!! It is 2009! How exciting! A new fresh year to start over again! I am excited about the things that I want to accomplish in 2009... I want to read more, I want to pray more, I want to grow: Spiritually, Physically, and Mentally. I want to have another child, buy a house, and I would love to begin my Masters Degree or work on a Private Pilot License!!!

Those are some of my goals for 2009!

What are some of your goals?

Well, if you have not been faithful in your devotional time... make that something that you want to grow in... Be faithful in God's word!!!


I John 5:1-13

1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
5 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?
6 This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.
7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.
9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.
10 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.
11 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
12 He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

There are several great verses in this chapter... I will point out a few of my favorite: First, I love verse 4 where it says: For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the World!! I am a child of God and therefore this verse promises that I will overcome the World!! The fact is that as long as I am on Gods side, I cannot lose!! I am so thankful that I am a Christian and I can rest in peace knowing that Christ has ovvercome the world and defeated satan for me!!!

Then verses 11 - 13 are a great conclusion to todays devotion. I talks about the fact that people who trust in Christ have life (eternal life), but those people who do not accept Christ do not have life!! Do you knwo anyone that needs to hear that? If so... then tell them!! Who knows what 2009 may bring! Tell your friends and family about Christ before it is too late!!

Love you all! Have a happy New Year!!