New Year’s Quotes and Sayings from the Bible

New Year’s Quotes from Bible

Inspiring quotes and sayings can be reflected on for the new year, or it can be meaningfully integrated into the New Year’s resolutions. As the New Year begins, people pause for reflection, what can be done to make the coming year better. Resolutions are made and those who believe in God seek His guidance and help. Here are carefully chosen quotes and sayings from the Bible.

Sing New Songs of Praises to God

It is a wonderful feeling to start the New Year singing praises to almighty God for his wondrous creations and for all blessings. The psalmist puts it beautifully.

“Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.” ~ Psalms 33:3

“Many, O Lord my God, are the wonders you have done. The things you planned for us no-one can recount to you; were I to speak and tell of them, they would be too many to declare.” ~ Psalm 40:5

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Christmas Quotes from the Bible

Biblical verses are quoted that relate to the birthday of Jesus.

With all the holiday season’s excitement, Jesus is the greatest gift, the reason for celebrating, the message of Christmas — for God so loved the world that he gave his only beloved son… what wondrous gift, amazing grace!

“Joy to the world! the Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King;
Let every heart prepare Him room,
And heaven and nature sing.”

~ Isaac Watts, Joy to the World ~

The list is collected starting from the prophesied birth of Jesus Christ found in the first book of Genesis, Old Testament, to the Gospel book of Luke, New Testament.

Christmas Verses Quoted from the Holy Bible:

1. Prophecy of Christ’s Birth, Genesis 3:15

“And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”

2. Star of Bethlehem, Numbers 24:17

“I see him, but not now; I behold him, but now near. A star will come out of Jacob; a scepter will rise out of Israel.”

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Our Unique Gifts

I read about a retired physical education instructor. At his retirement party he told his colleagues, “In my younger days I dreamed of being  a great athlete, cheered by thousands to a string of world-breaking victories… only to wake up to reality that I didn’t have the legs or the lungs. Well, that’s okay too – God has given me a chance to help those more naturally gifted.”

True, we all have our God-given gifts, talents and skills. Up to us to share or make the most of them.

Jeanne T. Arrigo Favorite Hymns Live CD Review

2-Disk Set Collective Tracks including Best-Loved Sacred Songs

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May 25, 2009

Review of Jean T. Arrigo’s favorite hymns in one double CD album collection, including How Great Thou Art and God’s Eye is on the Sparrow.

“Favorite Hymns Live!” is the latest 2-disk set CD offering of Jeanne T. Arrigo, a Chicago-based American pop-folk singer/songwriter and stage performer. It is a follow-up to her successful 2005 “The Journey’s About to Begin.”

Read more… Jeanne Arrigo’s Favorite Hymns Live CD Review

A Prayer to Consider

Yesterday, I found this short prayer (anonymous) that simply touches.

I thought of so many people I haven’t heard from for such a long time, and more so, supposed friends simply out of touch from each others’  busy lives.

Sharing it with warm thoughts:

“Lord, make old people tolerant,

Young folk sympathetic,

Great folk humble,

Busy folk patient, Bad folk good,

And make me what I ought to be.”

 A great challenge, but put to practice, out lives may still run smoothly, and the world a beautiful place to be.

Light of Hope

Some days the cares of life just overwhelm, bills to pay, inconsiderate neighbours, when you seem to miss an email or a call from a friend, moments of unwanted rain.

When feeling low and discouraged, here are comforting words Icopied and found in my notebook:

“A slender wire can carry a strong current; a window can let in a lot of light.”

Of Marvel or Surprise

I realize I haven’t been posting to this site as I give way to other things, other priorities. 

Surviving, hurt, fair weather friends, a moving on, a letting go. 

Call it a trigger. Yesterday a hymn came to mind. No, it’s not even from amongst my favourites  ”It is well with my Soul” or “How Great Thou Art” or “Great is Thy Faithfulness.”

It’s a hymn that contains the words, “I know not what the future hath of marvel or surprise…”  

Many months have passed since the New Year 2009. It’ll soon be May, “the lusty month of May” according to Camelot.  Somehow, I can’t help reflecting on what a wonderful philosophy of life this songwriter has, from his hymn.

Many of us are feeling the toll of the economic situation. It is inevitable that so often, especially nowadays, it is with a certain kind of foreboding that we get more and more anxious of what a day may bring.

Well, not so with this hymn writer. (I”m sorry, his/her name escapes me at this writing.)  For the words inspire and encourage us with wonder, of marvel and surprise. 

We can only hope for better things to come, with blessings from above.

New Year Words of Assurances

Guidance, Answered Prayer, Forgiveness, Salvation, Victory

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Dec 27, 2008

 

Five scriptures of assurances from the Bible to begin the year with faith and hope, renewed by God’s assurances.

 

As everyone welcomes the New Year, months of new beginnings beckon. Cherished memories of the past linger on, but January draws a sign of moving on to another journey of challenges ahead. For Christians, nothing can be sweeter than be drawn to God in Christ, begin and grow in his abiding love and grace.

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Happy Christmas!

A Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year!

My thoughts for this festive holiday is found in ”Season’s Greetings” of Christmas Tidbits.

Despite our day to day challenges, it’s good to feel the peace and hope of Christmas, for it is the time when Jesus the Son of God chose to become a man by coming to earth to identify with us,  sinners. And later, to provide forgiveness for us by dying on the cross. But it doesn’t stop there… He rose from the dead, to give us eternal life.

God’s blessings to you all.

Tel

Father, Whatever of Earthly Bliss

Anne Steele, Hymn Writer, and Hans G. Nägeli, Composer

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Sep 1, 2008

 

History of the sacred song “Father, Whatever of Earthly Bliss,” originally a poem by Anne Steele, Composed by Hans Nägeli and arranged by Lowell Mason.

 

The theme in this hymn “Father, Whatever of Earthly Bliss” is that of reliance and thankfulness to God. God always blesses the sacrifices of His children.

The Bible reference is found in 1 Peter 5:10, which says, “And the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore and make you strong, firm and steadfast.”

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