Weekly Meditation: New Year's Resolution

Let's look to the resolution of man aged 110 years from the Holy Bible. It is Joshua, who was born in Egyptian slavery. He had seen affliction, tears, sufferings, pain and the yoke of slavery. He had also seen deliverance from his bondage, the crossing of Red sea, the parting of river Jordan, wandered in the wilderness for 40 years; experienced God’s presence in clouds and a pillar of fire, God’s care & protection, the falling down of great city of Jericho, and many other victories.

Now he was free man, settled in the promised land with possessions and enjoying God’s blessings. It was because he didn’t grumble or murmur, he didn’t worship idols as other Israelites did. Instead, he waited upon God, and he wasn’t afraid of enemies and problems. For he believed God is greater and stronger than all his problems and enemies, he fully depended upon God in all the circumstances. That is why God made him leader of His people and he led Israel into the Promised Land.

He had gone through all the tough circumstances. He experienced God’s greatness, faithfulness, fulfillment of promises.

Having experienced all these things he said before all the people that this is my resolution; “But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”
(Joshua 24:15b)

The reading of the verse throws up a question to us from Joshua “What is your New Year’s Resolution?”

Yours in Christ,
Rev. Varinder Kumar