31/12/2025
Not father Christmas, we come to Father God
Not what might be under the tree for me, but positioned and poised at the foot of the tree on which your son hung.
No longer the babe, but now the Saviour, our Saviour. The death conqueror, The hope of the world,
We come today to You with hearts filled with gratitude and praise. Gratitude for the life we`ve lived, albeit flawed, but with you, with overbearing desires to live faithful and holy lives that reflect in some way, your grace. And praise, as we reflect and see your hand OF PROTECTION, PROVISION, GROWTH and PURPOSE at work in our lives.
In this time of transition from one year to another, we face the new year putting off things that need to be discarded in our lives, adopting new focuses and life models, or if you like, FINE-TUNING some stuff. and certainly continuing on with the routines and responsibilities we each have. We ask you to be our guide. In fact, more-so, we ask that our plans will be of obedience and submission to your plans. Help us be good stewards of the time you give us.
While most of our responsibilities do not change, we do ask you Lord to continue to change us more into the people, the individuals you have for us to be. We dare to ask you to make a difference in our lives this year. Even, to make us different people to who we are today this year by your presence, by your mercies, by your almighty perfection and power.
Make a difference to each of us as individuals
Make a difference in our church
Make a difference in our families.
Make a difference to our representation of you.
not for our sakes alone, but that we would better glorify you in our everyday, that we would magnify your name in ways we don`t yet even know, that we would be open to your changing, that we will continue to grow to be more like you
We don`t want to be merely fans, but true followers of Jesus. We want to live the difference you are.
In Jesus precious name
Amen