Listen I cannot define for you immediate purpose of what is happening in your life right now. If you come to me and say why has God allowed this to happen, why doesn't God stop this, why does God not mover in here and change things? I will be honest with you, I cannot give you immediate reason but I can give you the ultimate purposes behind it all: so that in all things in my life, as in your life, Jesus Christ might stand first, preeminent, supreme.

"...  so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. "Philippians 2:10-11 (ESV)

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
WHAT WILL THIS YEAR BE LIKE? WHAT ARE OUR HOPES , OUR DREAMS , OUR EXPECTATIONS? WHAT WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE WORLD, IN OUR WORLD?
Listen to Job as he speaks," I know that you[God] can do all things; no purpose of yours can be thwarted."( Job 42:1).
Job knew it do you?

On that memorable night in the Judean hills of Bethlehem over two thousand years ago, the angels declared," Peace on earth". Though the centuries have rolled by, still the world longs for and looks for the peace the angles announced. Where is this peace?
Clearly it is not evident in the world, with its constant fighting and conflicts. Clearly it is not in many homes where we see violence and often divorce. So where is the peace? It must first abide in the heart. And the only way that can happen is  that the Prince of Peace,Jesus Christ, reigns in our hearts.  Let Christ Jesus reign in your heart today.
" Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rest." Luke 2:14

My dictionary defines wonderful as anything that is so unusual or magnificent that it causes wonder and amazement.
Jesus was wonderful in His life. He mingled with sinners, yet His enemies could not find not one single flaw in His character. His miracles and His teaching both testified to His divine authority.
Christ was also wonderful in His death. He died for others just as He had lived for others: To make our salvation possible. And this death led to the wonderful, glorious Resurrection, opening for us the door to Heaven and eternal life.
Jesus is wonderful indeed!
" He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9:6

Christianity has its roots in the deep , firm soil of history. Jesus' incarnation- God invading human history with His presence in the form of man - is on record. Every time you write the date, you attest to the fact that God entered human history. We used to say ," in the year of our Lord" or A.D. but that has been erased from our vocabulary.
Jesus came into the world so we might know that God cares how we live, what we believe, and how we will die. Jesus came to demonstrate to us that we were made to have a personal relationship with God. He came to bridge the gap that separated us from our Creator.
" Gd was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them." 2 Corinthians 5:19