A message by Pastor Nicholas Tsakis, shared at Empower Christian Church on Sunday 12 December 2010.
We can all look back on the past decade and recall the excitement and challenges of years past. Even in that decade of highs and lows, God has been, and is, with us.
As we near 2011, it's good to think about what the new year and decade will bring. Like Joshua was told to look forward, we don't want to just live in the old ways. We can look forward to God's promises being fulfilled and evident as grace covers and protects our lives.
Let's position ourselves for the year, and decade, of the Lord's favour.
And most importantly, be encouraged that type favour of God is on our, and your, lives.
Numbers 23:19 reminds us that God does not lie. See also Leviticus 5:10-14, where all debts are cancelled during the Year of Jubilee. People would be released and God would give them rest. If Israel had followed this principle, they would have had no poverty. The Year of Jubilee occurred once in a person's lifetime.
In Luke 4:18, we read about liberation and freedom. Sure, many of us have had challenges and disappointments, but we are still here right now. 2011 and the decade to come will be a time of great favour. In verse 19, we see the proclaiming of the Lord's favour.
Many of us need that sense of release, liberty and freedom. Many just hope for rest, and that can be a very Godly desire.
What does it mean to proclaim the year of the Lord's favour? We need to welcome the year of the Lord's favour. The invitation is already there. With welcoming comes acceptance in God's Kingdom, and then a receiving, and an embracing.
What we can look forward to in 2011 and beyond:
• Welcoming
• Accepting
• Receiving
• Embracing
As we near 2011, it's good to think about what the new year and decade will bring. Like Joshua was told to look forward, we don't want to just live in the old ways. We can look forward to God's promises being fulfilled and evident as grace covers and protects our lives.
Let's position ourselves for the year, and decade, of the Lord's favour.
And most importantly, be encouraged that type favour of God is on our, and your, lives.
Numbers 23:19 reminds us that God does not lie. See also Leviticus 5:10-14, where all debts are cancelled during the Year of Jubilee. People would be released and God would give them rest. If Israel had followed this principle, they would have had no poverty. The Year of Jubilee occurred once in a person's lifetime.
In Luke 4:18, we read about liberation and freedom. Sure, many of us have had challenges and disappointments, but we are still here right now. 2011 and the decade to come will be a time of great favour. In verse 19, we see the proclaiming of the Lord's favour.
Many of us need that sense of release, liberty and freedom. Many just hope for rest, and that can be a very Godly desire.
What does it mean to proclaim the year of the Lord's favour? We need to welcome the year of the Lord's favour. The invitation is already there. With welcoming comes acceptance in God's Kingdom, and then a receiving, and an embracing.
What we can look forward to in 2011 and beyond:
• Welcoming
• Accepting
• Receiving
• Embracing
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