New Year, Same God Part 1
A new
Malachi 3:6-7 (NIV)
6 “I the Lord do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed.
7 Ever since the time of your ancestors you have turned away from my decrees and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord Almighty.”
The
Psalms 100:4-5 (NIV)
4 “Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.
5 For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.”
We
Joel 2:12-13 (NIV)
12 “Even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.”
13 Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love.”
Ezra 8:23 (NIV)
“So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayer.”
For the next
Proverbs 8:17 (NIV)
“I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.”
Matthew 5:6 (NIV)
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.”