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TITLE: CHOICES
By Kenneth Franklin
01/02/04

As the year comes to an end, we think of all the things in the past years and the years yet to come. We make our plans for maybe a party or how we will spend the New Year’s Eve night, and one of the most often things we do is make a New Year’s resolution for the upcoming year. What is a resolution: (1) The act or an instance of making a firm decision ( 2) A firm decision (3) Determination or resoluteness: Thesaurus, resolve, willpower, courage, constancy, determination, firmness, dedication, earnestness, perseverance, grit, purpose, steadfastness; Antonym: indecision. (4) The act or an instance of solving or finding the answer to (a problem, question, etc).

I think everyone makes a New Year’s resolution, but, the question is do we keep them.
Now lets look at another word that we can put in place of a resolution the word is commitment:
(1) The act of committing someone or oneself; Thesaurus: pledge, vow, guarantee, obligation, assurance
(2) The state of being committed.
(3) A usually irrevocable undertaking or responsibility.

Although the two words are very much the same things, except for we forget to stand by our resolution but
hold true to a commitment. We do not make resolutions to God (I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause ) we commit to Him, Jesus did not resolute to die on the cross he made a commitment to die for our sins. As we spend the New Year with family and friends making our New Year’s resolutions let commit to the resolution ( Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring (it) to pass) and be assured that we will honor the resolution ( Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.) Whether you make a resolution or not God is committed to you.

God Bless and Keep You
Rev. Kenneth R. Franklin

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