Welcoming in the New Year 2026 with a New Year’s devotion:
The Riches of God’s Glory …
“I pray that God will take care of all your needs with the wonderful blessings that come from Christ Jesus!” Philippians 4:19
It is a special joy and privilege to meet weekly on zoom with women from many parts of NZ, and our lovely Australian sister
who lives on a remote Cook island. Together we study God’s Word using the Know Your Bible (KYB) studies.
This year, The Tabernacle and the Temple, Luke Part One, 1 Samuel and Philippians studies have been such a blessing.
Answering the questions, encouraging and listening to each other we have grown in our walk with the Lord.
The questions and notes in the Philippians study, have helped us in many ways. A very important focus throughout the study was constantly being reminded that the way forward in our relationship with the Lord is turning to Him in prayer at all times. Also spending time reflecting on all that the Lord Jesus accomplished when He submitted to his Father’s will in all things.
Jesus, God the Son, obediently died on a cross — what humility and love!
We all agreed that this particular question, “In your understanding, what are some of the riches of God’s glory available to us through Christ?”, helped us to reflect on the amazing riches we now have in the Lord:
Our responses included:
· they are far beyond any earthly gain
· they are spiritual and eternal blessings
· we are made spiritually alive in Christ
· we are blessed with God’s gift of faith
· we receive Christ’s incomparable grace and kindness
We have all we need in Christ! Let us take time this new year to thank and praise God for His wonderful provision,
His amazing grace and kindness, His gift of faith, and for the spiritual and eternal blessings that are ours in Christ.
Paul writes: “Nothing is as wonderful as knowing Christ Jesus, my Lord.”
Philippians 3:8
Lorraine Harvey, CWCINZ
