New Life Christian Fellowship

The New Life
with Pastor Buddy Meloy

Hello ,

Well this is our first newsletter from the Pastor's desk. My hope is to communicate with you weekly through this medium. My plan is to possibly give you a Biblical perspective on current events, relevant topics, or something from the word that God has laid on my heart. And hopefully this will be relevant to your current needs.

Today I want to give you something from the word that the Holy Spirit impressed upon my heart. The scripture is 2 Chronicles 24:23-25.The story is the one of Josiah, a king who, in the beginning brought tremendous revival and restoration to the nation of Judah. However, his life did not end on a good note. In the end, after all the positive that he had done spiritually for Judah, at his death they wouldn't even bury him in the king's burial ground.

23."And came to pass at the end of the year, that the host of Syria came up against him; and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people, and sent all the spoil of them unto the king of Damascus.

24.For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men, and the LORD delivered a very great host into their hand, because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. So they executed judgment against Joash.

25.And when they were departed from him, (for they left him severely wounded) his own servants conspired against him for the blood of the sons of Jehoida the priest, and slew him on his bed,and he died: and they buried him in the city of David, but they buried him not in the sepulchers of the kings."

As you read the story of Josiah, you will find out that he had started out very strong in the beginning. He had rid the kingdom of Baal worship. He had repaired the House of the Lord. He had taken up a tremendous amount of money for the Temple repairs. He had reinstituted the holy feasts of worship and ushered in a renewal in Judah.

However,everything that he had done in the beginning was erased by what he did in end.

note: It's not how we start in life that is most inportant, but how that we finish in life that is most important.

You see, It's not what we have done in the past, but what have we done lately. We are often remembered more for our negatives than our positives. And we are often remembered more for what we did at he end of our life than what we did at the beginning. When Josiah's enemies were finished with him, his own servants conspired against him for his wrongs aganst the sons of his best friend and mentor Jehoida.

Determining to finish strong in life can determine your legacy in life. If you want an uncommon burial, you got to live an uncommon life. If you want to be buried with kings it will not be determined by your position in life. You can't just start like a king; you have to finish like a king to be recognized as a king and to be buried with kings.

Look at yourself right now and ask yourself am I finishing as strong or stronger than I started. Or am I finishing less strong as when I first started. The answer can determine your legacy in life. Josiah allowed little things to defeat him. In the end, this once powerful king was defeated by a much smaller enemy. Don't allow little things gradually weaken you until a small thing can defeat you. Determine to live like a king your entire life.

Little things can defeat you when God ceases to be your number one priority.(verse 24)

Well, that's all that I have for this week. I will talk to you again next week. Until then, my prayer for you is that God's blessing be on you always.

Sincerely, In Christ,

Pastor Buddy