Time, like a river, carries us
swiftly toward eternity. Steer your soul well. The wise man spends the year
preparing for the day of judgment. Resolved never to do anything
which I would be afraid to do if it were the last hour of my
life. The best resolution is to die
daily unto sin and live wholly unto God. The new year reminds us that
time is a talent to be stewarded, not squandered. Every year brings fresh trials,
but also fresh supplies of grace. A new year is a renewed opportunity
to glorify God and mortify sin. Each year spent without progress
in grace is a year wasted in vanity. The year is not your
own, but lent to you by God. See that you spend it for His
glory. Our days will flee away quickly,
but eternity presses ever nearer. Yeah. Every new year is a reminder
that we are closer to meeting our King. Begin the year by binding
your heart more tightly to Christ's cross. The year ahead is a wilderness. Walk it with the manna of God's
Word. Heaven is nearer this year than
last. Let your soul be nearer too. As the year begins, so let your
heart begin anew with holiness. The year's end is uncertain.
Live each day as if it were the last. Time is a precious coin. Spend it wisely on heavenly treasures. A year begun in worldliness is
a year spent in wanton folly.