Tuesday, December 30, 2008

New Year Blessings!

Hello and God’s Richest Blessings to all!

Well, we have gone through another year. What a year it has been. There have been many changes and many interesting things that have happened, not all of them good. However, our Lord has kept us! Whatever came, he did not leave us. His word promises, Hebrews 13:5 … for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. We know from this promise, that he is going to be with us throughout the coming New Year! My prayer is that each one reading this would continue to believe by faith in Our Lord Jesus Christ. He word says in 1 Peter 1:5 Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. Such amazing words! Who would you rather be kept by? There is no other power on heaven and earth that can even come close to His power. We have His Word saying that He will keep us! Through faith unto salvation! And this faith is given by God. Ephes. 2:8 says
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
No beloved, there is nothing we can bring of our own that will merit us anything. Everything has been done, the victory is won. Let us go into this New Year knowing and understanding that ... in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. Romans 8:37 We must give all honor and glory to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ! Thank You Lord for watching over us again!

I pray that each of you will stay in His Word during the upcoming year, and lean entirely upon Him by Faith! I pray for your families, churches, congregations, loved ones, and especially for the masses that do not yet know Jesus. I pray that you would be able to minister in a way that they would be able to come to know and understand that If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9 (KJV)

Oh that many new souls could believe the saving Gospel of our Lord Jesus in this coming year. Oh that they could believe with all believers that as in Philip. 4:7 the promise is..
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

May this Peace be yours this New Year!

In His Service

John Ruotsala
Your Foreign Mission Administrator

No comments: