AD 2009

We are now entering the year of AD 2009 and I pray that our knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord be increased in this New Year. As I look back at the year and despite of all the uncertainties in this world, I thanks God for His grace, mercy and faithfulness that we are still living in the fullness of His blessing.

For a start in this new year, I feel impressed to bring your attention to a very basic truth. This truth is reflected in our everyday life and maybe many of us have overlooked this.

The world dating system was designated by the abbreviation of B.C. and A.D. Before Christ is abbreviated as BC or B.C. This abbreviation is used in the English language to denote years before the birth of Christ. Whereas the abbreviation of AD or A.D. (Anno Domini) denotes in Latin as “In The Year of the Lord”. Anno Domini system was invented by Dionysius Exiguus. This abbreviation of AD or A.D., is a designation used to number years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. More fully, years may be also specified as Anno Domini Nostri Iesu (Jesu) Christi (In the Year of Our Lord Jesus Christ).

The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used calendar in the world today. Again, our Lord Jesus Christ is involved and He is the central focus in influencing the human race on differentiating the years they are in. Jesus Christ is at the heart of societies and human civilization and the history of this world must date to our Lord Jesus Christ from both sides. Indeed, history is His Story…

Colossians 1:15~22 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence. For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross.

Before God opened up the floodgates of the heavens to judge the world with flood during Noah's time, He made Methuselah (Noah's grandfather) lived for 969 years. Methuselah became the longest living human in history. When God gave His Beloved Son, Jesus Christ to save the world, Jesus died young at the age of 33.

Our Lord Jesus Christ was crucified at the age of 33 and was resurrected on the 3rd day and is now sitting at the right hand of the Heavenly Father. We are now living in 2009th year of the Lord Jesus Christ! Our Lord Jesus Christ is alive and is still living today. This is the truth!

2 Corinthians 13:8 ~ For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth.

Well, happy New Year to everyone! May you and your love ones be highly favored, greatly blessed and deeply loved by our Heavenly Father in this coming year.