While everyone's welcoming 2016 with loud bang's and colorful fireworks display, I was quietly praying to God for His favor this new year.
Looking back at 2015, it was not as fulfilling as my career in 2014, not as exciting as my 2013 adventures, not as interesting as my ministry in 2012. I was asking God to make my 2016 just like these previous years, and He rebuked me.
He reminded me to not dwell on these past achievements, 'cause He prepared something new for this year, the future glory is greater than that of the past. Oh yeah, I remember the verses. After Google'ing the exact verse, I opened my Bible app to this:
Little did I know that it's the app's verse for the day. I smiled. I thanked God for His Word. Praise God for a very timely reminder, and assurance of His greatness.
“But forget all that— it is nothing compared to what I am going to do. For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland.
Isaiah 43:18-19 NLT
"The future glory of this Temple will be greater than its past glory, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.”
Haggai 2:9a NLT
