December 31

Here is a New Year’s Eve thought to ensure a great day every day beginning now. Saint Paul says, “. . . walk in newness of life” (Romans 6:4). What does that mean? It simply means to get rid of all these old barnacles that have encrusted you for so long: resentments, dishonesties, rationalizations, fears, weaknesses, and so on. These must all go, so that you may “walk in newness of life."

When you're new, you feel like walking, head up, standing tall, for you have fresh new power. That God may reactivate your life so that you may “walk in newness of life,” why not just be done with some things. Get so tired of the old, so fed up with it, that you are done with it. If you've been full of fear, be done with being full of fear. If you’ve been full of error and defeat, be done with it. Say, “By God's grace, I’m done with it,” and take charge of yourself like never before. And, for certain, it will be a Happy New Year for you.