"What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us."

-A.W. Tozer

Isaiah 40:1

Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Isaiah

The Proclamation of the Good News brings comfort to our restless souls. 

Isaiah 40:1-2

Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her hard service has been completed, that her sin has been paid for, that she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins.

The proclamation of the Good News brings God’s presence into our lives. 

Isaiah 40:3

A voice of one calling: “In the wilderness prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

Isaiah 35:4

Say to those with fearful hearts, “Be strong, do not fear; your God will come.” 

The Proclamation of the Good News brings transformation to our life

Isaiah 40:3-5

Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain. And the glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all people will see it together. For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”

2 Corinthians 5:17

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. 

John 8:10

Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?” 

John 8:11

“No one, sir,” she said. “Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.”

John 11:12

When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

Psalm 119:105

Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.

New Year’s Resolutions 

• I will find comfort in the proclamation that my sins are forgiven, my debt has been paid and I will allow the Light to direct my path. (I will choose to live and walk in the Light)
• Instead of constantly adding more to my plate, I will cut out non-priorities and let the Light shine on what matter most. (Let the Light shine on what matters most)
• Instead of jumping from one high to another always looking for the next great thing, I will build momentum in what the Light reveals to me day-by-day. (Let the Light reveal to me day-by day)
• Instead of longing for the weekend and vacation, I will structure each day and each week in the Light and allow that to fuel me. (Let the Light fuel me for life)