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Beginning the New Year
( Proverbs 4 : 20 節?27 )

Introduction: I have traveled often. However, before taking a trip, I brace myself and pack up my belongings carefully. Then I do not have trouble while traveling. We have already traveled for a new year. Let us examine our lives once again to brace ourselves up.

1. Let us live a righteous, honest, and holy life
혻혻혻1) Justice is like salt.
혻혻혻혻혻혻(1) Money without justice brings injustice and corruption (Pr 10:2)
혻혻혻혻혻혻(2) Power without justice brings dictatorship and tyranny. (Pr 29:2, Am 5:10-11)
혻혻혻혻혻혻(3) Social life without justice brings violence.(Am 5:7, 12, 24)
혻혻혻혻혻혻(4) A household without justice brings misfortune. (Pr 13:23, 17:1, Ps 112:2-3)
혻혻혻혻혻혻(5) Jesus was crucified on the Cross because of our unrighteousness (1Pe 3:18, 1Jn 1:9)
혻혻혻2) Let us live an honest life.
혻혻혻혻- The environment of our lives is filled with falsehood because the whole world is under the evil devil,혻and the devil is the father of falsehood. Falsehood is destroyed in the end (1Jn 5:19, Jn 8:44)
혻혻혻혻혻혻(1) Adam was deceived by falsehood; Jesus was not (Mt 4:4, 7, 10)
혻혻혻혻혻혻(2) Do not tell a lie even in a dream, said Mr. Changho Ahn (Ex 20:16, Pr 19:5, Ecc 3:16)
혻혻혻혻혻혻(3) Falsehood deceives others and himself who tells a lies (the loss of trust) (Pr 12:22, Gal 6:7)
혻혻혻혻혻혻(4) The Holy Spirit, the Spirit of the truth, is with us - Decide to tell the truth with the help of the혻Holy Spirit
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혻혻혻3) Let us live a holy life.
혻혻혻혻혻혻(1) A life in the flood of secularism (1Jn 2:15-16)
혻혻혻혻혻혻(2) A ship must be on the water. It must not let the water come in.
혻혻혻혻혻혻혻혻혻혻- Though we live in the world, we must not let it come into us.
혻혻혻혻혻혻혻혻혻혻혻혻(Greedy heart is like idolatry.) (Col 3:5, 1Co 6:19)
혻혻혻혻혻혻(3) The Holy Spirit sets us free from the law of sin and death (Ro 8:2, 6:22)

2. Let us serve our neighbors
혻혻혻1) The example of Jesus
혻혻혻혻혻혻(1) Those who are weary and burdened (Mt 11:28, Ps 68:19)
혻혻혻혻혻혻(2) Jesus was incarnated, and He served humankind even to death (Php 2:6-8)
혻혻혻2) We should regard others more highly than ourselves - Jesus washed the feet of His disciples
혻혻혻혻혻혻혻혻혻혻혻혻혻혻혻혻(Jn 13:14, Php 2:2-3)
혻혻혻3) Those who want to be served (Mt 7:12, Gal 5:14)

3. Let us practice love
혻혻혻1) A religious man or a good neighbor - the relationship with a neighbor who was robbed (Lk 10:36-37)
혻혻혻2) Love혻
혻혻혻혻혻혻(1) covers over sins and does not condemn or judge others - I desire mercy, not sacrifice (Hos 6:6, 1Pe 4:8)
혻혻혻혻혻혻(2) heals the wounded (Ro 15:2, 1Th 5:14, Jas 3:18)
혻혻혻혻혻혻(3) bears the burden of others (Gal 6:2, Ro 12:15-16)
혻혻혻혻혻혻(4) helps others to succeed (Lk 6:38, Ac 20:35)

Conclusion: Let us pursue righteousness, honesty, and holiness, serve our neighbor, and practice love in our daily lives this New Year. Then, the glory of the kingdom of heaven is revealed in the real life through us.