The Irresistible Future with Him

As we are about to turn the page on the year of 2012, and step into the new year of 2013 before us, my thoughts today have been with following the God of our yesterday (aren't we thankful that He can even use our past failures and mistakes for His purposes? He wastes nothing when offered to Him! He's our amazing God of grace that we serve! Thank you, Lord!), the God of our today, and the God of our tomorrow.

I don't know what you may be facing, but I know the One who knows.

Said another way—for those of us who call ourselves Christians—we do not know what tomorrow may hold—but we know the One who holds our tomorrow, don't we?

"The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged." ~Deuteronomy 31:8

As Oswald Chambers said, "Leave the Irreparable Past in His hand, and step out into the Irresistible Future with Him."

Yesterday, my girls and I sang the following words together of "All Glory Be to Christ," by Kings Kaleidoscope sung to the tune of Auld Lang Syne. You might want to print them and sing them, too. It's a joy to step into this last day of 2012 with you as we seek together to follow Christ.

Should nothing of our efforts stand

No legacy survive

Unless the Lord does raise the house

In vain its builders strive

To you who boast tomorrow's gain

Tell me what is your life

A mist that vanishes at dawn

All glory be to Christ!

All glory be to Christ our king!

All glory be to Christ!

His rule and reign will ever sing

All glory be to Christ!

His will be done

His kingdom come

On earth as is above

Who is Himself our daily bread

Praise Him the Lord of love

Let living water satisfy

The thirsty without price

We'll take a cup of kindness yet

All glory be to Christ!

All glory be to Christ our king!

All glory be to Christ!

His rule and reign will ever sing

All glory be to Christ!

When on the day the great I Am

The faithful and the true

The Lamb who was for sinners slain

Is making all things new

Behold our God shall live with us

And be our steadfast light

And we shall ere his people be

All glory be to Christ!

All glory be to Christ our king!

All glory be to Christ!

His rule and reign will ever sing

All glory be to Christ!

Walk by Faith,