She said to Him, Yes, Lord, I have believed [I do believe] that You are the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One), the Son of God, [even He] Who was to come into the world. [It is for Your coming that the world has waited.] (John 11:27).
It is interesting the New Year begins in the winter. The skies are often cloudy, the tree branches are bare, and the days have less light. Winter is a time of waiting as the earth becomes ready for Spring, a time of new life. So . . . we begin the New Year believing there is something more . . . a new hope . . . an anticipation . . . belief.
The word, believe, derived from the Greek word, pisteuo (pist-yoo'-o), can be defined as thinking something to be true, to be persuaded, to place confidence in, and to have conviction and trust to which one is impelled by the rule of the soul.
Webster defines the word, believe, as having a firm religious faith, to accept as true, genuine, or real, to have a firm conviction as to the goodness, efficacy, or ability of something.
A synonym of the word, believe, is trust. In the ancient days, a woman named Martha stated her belief that Christ was the One the world had waited for to come. Martha's story in John 11 records belief in Christ changed her perception of life and death.
Begin the New Year with belief.
Belief in Christ changes the way life is perceived and managed.
Form your perception of life around belief in Christ.
Manage life through belief in Christ.
Believe God has more to come for you this year.
Learning with you to begin the New Year with belief,
Shalom,
Kerrie
(All devotions written by Kerrie Palmer ©2007 All Rights Reserved)
