Daily Devotional

December 31st 2025

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WEDNESDAY

“Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don’t get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes.”—Matthew 6:34 (MSG)

As we come to the final day of 2025, a natural tendency is for us to be both retrospective (look back) and prospective (look ahead). But our time would be best served—and we would be more in line with God’s desire—if we were more introspective (look within) and devoted to spiritual improvement by yielding to God.

Calendars are a human construction. Jesus tells us that we live neither in the past nor in the future; we must learn to live life day-by-day. Thus, as we begin 2026, we should make the most of each day by pursuing the potential that God has given to each of us.

Following the human construction of calendars, many of us make resolutions to improve ourselves. But improvement is a spiritual matter, not just a behavioral one. Made in God’s image, we are first spiritual creatures. And we exist to emulate and glorify the Creator.

Through Jesus Christ, we enjoy the eternal presence of the Holy Spirit. The promised Comforter dwells within us, serving to empower, instruct and guide us in the ways of righteousness. Thus, the question for our lives is not, “Can we live better lives?”, but “Why don’t we live better lives?”

In response to this precious gift, we must make a conscious effort to surrender our whole selves to the indwelling Spirit of Christ daily. Making right choices does not originate in changed behavior, but in changed priority. When modeling Jesus becomes more important than anything else in our lives, behavior will necessarily change for the better.

How do we resolve to make this priority apparent? Love without limit or restriction; serve sacrificially and with humility; forgive unfailingly; practice extravagant generosity and wise stewardship with the resources entrusted into our care; be doers of the Word and not hearers only (James 1:22).

Prayer: Eternal God, thank You for bringing us to a new year. Thank You for the opportunity of new beginnings, new opportunities, new vision for the future. As we go, let us go in Your power, at Your direction, with Your mandate. May our resolution be that we will draw nearer to You through our love for one another, in Your name. Bless us this day, as we worship You in Spirit and in truth. AMEN!

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