Monday, January 2, 2017

Dear Young Christian:

Here we are starting out on another year, and there will be, no doubt, many new lessons to learn in the school of God. Some of them will not seem so pleasant, and there will probably be some tears as well as joys. Someone has said that there are two great lessons that God is seeking to teach us while here in this life:

The first lesson is, “The flesh profiteth nothing” (John 6:63). We should never trust the sinful flesh, since it is corrupt and incurable. The Lord said to Nicodemus, “That which is born of the flesh is flesh” (John 3:6). Remember, “He that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption.”

The second lesson is, “God is faithful” (1 Corinthians 1:9). Whatever He does with us, and whatever He allows in our lives this year, remember this great truth. “He abideth faithful: He cannot deny Himself” (2 Timothy 2:13).

If we can learn, at least in part, our own nothingness and God’s faithfulness we have done well in God’s school.

Your Christian Friend,

Jim Hyland

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