WORD for Today -- New Years Edition

Good Morning everyone!! I am sure you all had a blessed New Years Eve!!!! This coming year is going to be awesome for all of you and I know I am excited to see what God has in store for each of us!!! I know for myself, I will be at my goal weight soon and God has some exciting things planned for me!! This year will be the best year of my life!! AMEN!! I hope you all believe this for yourself!!! This morning I was reading an online devotional and I thought it was most fitting to share it with you all!! Normally I wouldn't "borrow" from others, but I thought this really hits home and I know there are others who need to read it!! I pray you all have a blessed day and New Year!! A Happy New Year For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. -(Romans 10:13) Today people everywhere are gathering together to celebrate the first bright moments of the New Year. Yet, for thousands of others, this day will be the toughest 24 hours of their lives. For those people, New Year's will serve only as a dim reminder of loneliness and loss. It will simply mark the beginning of another year of failure. What about you? What's this year really going to be like for you? You may appear to be happy enough. You may be passing out seasonal smiles and holiday greetings just like everybody else. But inside, you may hurt. You may be disappointed. You may even feel like you can't go on. If so, I want you to know something. All of that can change in an instant. You can start your life over today and make this New Year's Day the most joyful day of your life! How many times have you said to yourself, "If I could just start over, I'd do it all differently"? That doesn't have to be simply an idle wish. Jesus Christ has actually made it possible. That's His Christmas present to you. He paid the price for all your sins. He paid the penalty for all your mistakes. That's the reason He came to earth. That's the reason He was born--so you could start over! You may look at your life and say, "But I've made some terrible mistakes. I've done some despicable things." That doesn't matter. Jesus paid the price for them all! How can you make a new start? Romans 10:9 says that "if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved." It's as easy as saying, "Jesus, I'm turning my life over to You. From this day forward I'm Yours." What better time to turn your life around than on this first day of the New Year. Right now, wherever you are, just give your life to Jesus. Then jump up and down and holler, "Praise God, I'm starting all over!" And find out what it really means to have a Happy New Year! Scripture Reading: Romans 10:1-13 Kenneth Copeland