“I want to know Christ.” (Phil. 3:10); “To live is Christ and to die is gain.” (Phil. 1:21); “To him (Jesus) who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood.” (Rev. 1:6)
Lord Jesus, this tapestry of Scriptures sums up our thoughts about the waning hours of 2021, and the beginning of 2022. No matter what we think about “this, that, and the other,” what matters the most is who you are; and how it shapes our thinking, worshipping, living, and loving. It’s not cliché, but our everything, to say we want to live a Christ-centered 2022.
Christ Above Us: Jesus, you are our Creator, Sustainer, and King. Hallelujah!
Us In Christ: You are our righteousness, holiness, and redemption. Thank you.
Christ In Us: You lived for us, now live in us as our hope of glory and hope in life.
Christ For Us: With you “for us,” who or what can be against us? Fears, be gone.
Christ With Us: Thankfully, we’ll never know a Jesus-absent day, pain, or joy.
Christ Under Us: When (not if) we fall, you catch us, hold us, settle us.
Christ Towards Us: You won’t “merely” return one Day to finish making all things new. You are coming back (soon) as our joyful, loving Bridegroom.
Jesus, no matter what else happens in the New Year, may you become more beautiful, irresistible, and enthralling to us. We love being loved by you. We love you. So Very Amen.