Lift Him Up as the Son of God During the
New Year
Dear
friends of the present truth,
May Lord
richly bless you and yours with all that is required for your spiritual growth,
in this new year, as you walk far above this earth on a path that is enlightened
by the bright light of the Midnight Cry. It is my prayer that we continue to
walk on the path, which leads to the city, and not stumble or grow weary. By
keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus and accepting the light which comes out of His
arm we will be preserved from falling off the path into the dark world below.
Also, I
am going to take this opportunity to thank those who have supported and
continue to support Omega Countdown Ministries, as well as those who will begin
to do so. Our message will reach more and more people and your tithes and
offerings, down to the last penny, is a treasure stored in heaven where neither
moth nor rust doth corrupt. Thank you for all your sacrifices and self-denials
and be sure that God sees when you withhold from yourselves to invest in His
cause.
We are
living in the end times. Let our every thought be focused on the preparation
for the second coming of Jesus Christ, as we cooperate with the Holy Ghost.
Let us
not take any day, hour, minute or a second for granted, but let us have the sobriety
of mind to know that the time of our departure from this world is fast
approaching. Sacrifice all as you behold the everlasting altar of Golgota – the
Son of God crucified.
God bless,
Dejan Meznarić
Lift Him
Up as the Son of God During the New Year, January 1
Whatsoever
things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just,
whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are
of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on
these things. Philippians 4:8. {LHU 15.1}
Already
has the new year been ushered in; yet before we greet its coming, we pause to
ask, What has been the history of the year that with its burden of records has
now passed into eternity? The admonition of the apostle comes down the lines to
every one of us, “Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your
own selves.” God forbid that at this important hour we should be so
engrossed with other matters as to give no time to serious, candid, critical
self-examination! Let things of minor consequence be put in the background, and
let us now bring to the front the things which concern our eternal interests....
{LHU 15.2}
No one
of us can in our own strength represent the character of Christ; but if Jesus
lives in the heart, the spirit dwelling in Him will be revealed in us; all our
lack will be supplied. Who will seek at the beginning
of this new year to obtain a new and genuine experience in the things of God?
Make your wrongs right as far as possible. Confess your errors and sins
one to another. Let all bitterness and wrath and malice be put
away; let patience, long-suffering, kindness, and love become a part of
your very being; then whatsoever things are pure and lovely and of good report
will mature in your experience.... {LHU 15.3}
What
fruit have we borne during the year that is now past? What has been our
influence upon others? Whom have we gathered to the fold of Christ?
The eyes of the world are upon us. Are we living epistles of Christ, known and
read of all men? Do we follow the example of Jesus in self-denial, in
meekness, in humility, in forbearance, in cross-bearing, in devotion?
Will the world be compelled to acknowledge us to be the servants of Christ? ...
{LHU 15.4}
Shall we
not in this new year seek to correct the errors of the past? It behooves
us individually to cultivate the grace of Christ, to be meek and lowly of
heart, to be firm, unwavering, steadfast in the truth; for thus only can we
advance in holiness, and be made fit for the inheritance of the saints
in light. Let us begin the year with an entire renunciation of self;
let us pray for clear discernment, that we may understand our Saviour’s claims
upon us, and that we may always and everywhere be witnesses for Christ (The
Signs of the Times, January 4, 1883). {LHU 15.5}
Lift up Jesus, you that teach the
people. Lift Him up in exhortations, in sermons, in songs, in prayer. Let all
your efforts be directed to pointing souls, confused, bewildered, and lost, to
“the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.” Bid them look and
live (The Review and Herald, April 12, 1892). {LHU 15.6}