This is the ultimate game changer, whatever comes. We can put our hand into the hand of God each day. But we do know the good news of Christmas, Immanuel, God with us. We don’t know what today, tomorrow or next year might bring. So I went forth, and finding the Hand of God, trod gladly into the night. That shall be to you better than a light and safer than a known way.’ ‘Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the Hand of God ‘Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.’ So when the king addressed his subjects around the world in his annual Christmas message, he encouraged his people with these words from the poem:Īnd I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year: ![]() At the time, England was facing the early days of World War II and an uncertain future. I learned later that a young Princess Elizabeth is said to have shared this very poem with her father King George IV back in 1939. The words in the picture were from a poem called “God Knows” by Minnie Haskins. Growing up I remember a framed needlepoint picture in my grandparents’ home. He is sovereign and we are utterly dependent on him. ![]() 2020 has been a reminder that we are not in charge. Instead, you ought to say, ‘If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and say do this or that.’Ģ020 has been a reminder that we are not in charge. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Now listen, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.’ Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. I think James 4:13–15 has taken on fresh meaning this year. But sometimes the best laid plans don’t unfold as we expect or hope. Vision is essential, and planning is so important. This year has been long, unprecedented and difficult on so many levels.Ī few years back, I remember hearing about “2020 Vision” and “2020 Strategic Plans.” Vision is essential, and planning is so important. It’s hard to believe! We are closing in on the end of 2020!
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