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 The new year is nothing but new opportunities to do things better.

We have heard about how we should live all our lives. What we should eat to be and stay healthy. They should know they say they are experts. Now when it comes to how to get to Heaven we hear there are many ways. Can one go to Florida going north? You can go north and go to Florida. How? Until you find out you can’t! That is what many do today about going to Heaven. They tell themselves I’m a good person. The Bible says you are not. 

Romans 3:12 (KJV) “there is none that doeth good, no, not one. ” 

No one goes seeking after God.  

Romans 3:11 (KJV)  “there is none that seeketh after God.” Adam and Eve ran and hid themselves when God came calling for them. Do you hide to do anything? Why? Many say I’m an open book. Nice saying but no one including myself is an open book. We may almost be an open book but there are things we don’t talk about like those things you like to do alone. Now God has a plan for all of us and the plan is the same. It’s a simple plan so don’t rush by it..

 John 3:16 (KJV) For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Break this verse down a little bit. “God so loved the world” who is in the world? Are you and I not in the world? For God so loved you and I. What does love do? It causes a person to give, is that not what God did? “that he gave”

God wasn’t cheap on His giving for God gave “his only begotten Son” God gave His only Son. There is always a purpose for giving. We give to those we love everyday but we also give much nicer gifts on special occasions. Why? Because we love them and want to give. We may wish those we know a happy birthday, anniversary, Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas and a Happy New year. The ones in our family we give much more than just verbally and so does our Heavenly Father. God gave to those that “believeth in him”

God didn’t give to those who just acknowledged Him but those who put their trust in Him. Like we may not give to those we work with, live Nextdoor to or our friends. We read that God gave to those who believed in Him two gifts. The first was that those who believe, place their trust in Him would not “perish” Then God goes a step further and gives us the second gift “everlasting life.”

What was the reason that God gave us this great gift “For God so loved the world.” Which you and I are a part of!

These gifts are only for family members. Are you a family member? You are if you have placed your trust in Jesus Christ God’s only Son. A new year is coming, it’s almost here. Will you be new in 2026 or the same as you were in 2025? To be honest I like those 2 gifts “not perish” and “have everlasting life.”