01/01/2024: Psalm 65:11-12 – Begin the new year remembering the goodness of the Lord.

 

Psalm 65:11-12 (NKJV)

¹¹ You crown the year with Your goodness,
And Your paths drip with abundance.
¹² They drop on the pastures of the wilderness,
And the little hills rejoice on every side.

Thought for today – Begin the new year remembering the goodness of the Lord.

The year has passed, and with its passing, we look back and remember the events that touched our lives.  Too often in our reflection, we measure the Lord’s blessing only in happiness and the material things under what the culture calls “abundance,” and we are saddened by the trials and pains that we endured.  If we look back with the eyes of faith, however, we will see in everything the Lord’s bounty, grace, and goodness – in His true gifts of forgiveness for sin, comfort in sorrow and pain, purpose in living, and joy in Him.

That’s what the Book says!