Abraham built his life on several decisions; they now serve as an example to us all. Thus, only hearing the voice of faith, ignoring their own feelings to go in search of the Covenant, and so did EVERYTHING in his power, DEFINED what it wanted, SACRIFICED without fear or doubt. Since then he CONFESSED his victory because in his heart was an ASSURANCE that brought him TRUST, and so he decided to PERSEVERE in his faith in God.
Abraham settled, because once he was wandering for more than 40 years, however after the oath of God, Abraham has achieved a stable life settling.
Genesis 24:1 – “It was Abraham already old, well advanced in years, and the Lord had blessed in all.” – To ALL, Abraham had to endure.
It was an old man because of his advanced age, but to keep the same faith, his attitude has led him to conquer all. A lot of times, people have fears, traumas, complex and bitter lives of the past. However, we can see that we find these characteristics in people who are not born again.
How can a person receive a new life if you have “trapped” the “old”, if you have a life based on feelings and emotions? No one can live two lives at once. We can only be in one of two conditions: A new life or old.
Abraham was old age, but its vitality was in his faith in God. And today, we have the same opportunity, and we can achieve a new life. Consider:
Revelation 21-3 Then I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God with men. God will dwell with them. They will be people of God, and God himself will be with them.
4 He will wipe away every tear and death will no longer exist, there will be no mourning or crying or pain, for the former things has passed away.
5He that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. Write, for these words are faithful and true.
God wants to make everything new in the lives of those who decided to reach a new life, leaving behind everything that did not work in the past losses, the betrayals, deceptions, lies, anger, grief, and so on. By accumulating within him all these feelings of failure, will always look to the past.
Today, God calls you to achieve a new life, but this requires a total surrender, so that your past does not prevent you from living your life.
On the last day of the year, we will be before the “throne” of the Most High because He will wipe away our tears. What has made you cry? I know the only person able to wipe all your tears.
I invite you to receive in the UCKG Helpcenter a scarf with this wonderful promise, where you can write EVERYTHING that made you cry in 2009 as in previous years. Memories that follows you until today, preventing you from living a new life. The only way to make the New Year really new is leaving behind EVERYTHING that reminds you of the old life.
When are going to stop crying!
Your servant in Christ, Julio Freitas
