The Coming Of A New Year

The first account I composed, Theophilus, about all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when He was taken up to heaven, after He had by the Holy Spirit given orders to the apostles whom He had chosen. To these He also presented Himself alive after His suffering, by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking of the things concerning the kingdom of God. Gathering them together, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, “Which,” He said, “you heard of from Me; for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” So when they had come together, they were asking Him, saying, “Lord, is it at this time You are restoring the kingdom to Israel?” He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or epochs which the Father has fixed by His own authority; but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.  Acts 1:1-8 NASB1995

Jesus, we rejoice in You right now and thank You deeply from our hearts for the sacrifice You made on the cross for us. Thank You for revealing Yourself to us through Your Word and throughout Your creation. Heading into a new year Holy Spirit come, guide us, teach us. We stand in awe of You. Oh mighty God, You alone are worthy of all praise and glory and honor, for You have created all things.  For every prayer that we offer, every supplication that we raise, and every intercession we make, let us never neglect to render all the praise You are due. We pray hope, we pray healing, we pray joy, we pray deliverance, we pray reconciliation, we pray love, we pray rejoicing, we pray salvation, we pray revival, we pray forgiveness in the name of Jesus Christ, amen!