Day 1 - New Year's Resolutions

Psalm 1:1-6
1. Delight in the Bible
If you 'delight' in God's Word and 'meditate' on Scripture 'day and night,' your life will be blessed.
Happiness comes from what happens to you.
Blessing is what happens to you through knowing God and meditating on his words.
God promises you fruitfulness and prosperity, though not necessarily material prosperity.
He reminds us of the transitory nature of that prosperity.
The key to lasting -and ultimately eternal- fruitfulness and vitality lies in your relationship with God.
Lord himself will watch over you.

Lord, thank you for your wonderful promises a I resolve to make a regular habit of delighting in your word and meditating on it.

Matthew 1:1-25
2. Focus on Jesus
Resolve to focus on your life on Jesus.
Whatever your past, however broken your life may seem right now, God can use you to do something great with your life.
Our greatest need is not for happiness or contentment but forgiveness; therefore, we need a Saviour
All of history, prophesy and promise is completed in Jesus. Your whole life is completed in Jesus.
Every part of your life: your work, family, relationships, friends, memories and dreams are completed in Jesus.

Lord, thank you for this promise for the new year - that, in Jesus, you are with me. Help me to focus my life on you in the year ahead.

Genesis 1:1-2:17
3. Enjoy God's creation
You're not here by chance. This universe is God's creation. You're made in his image.
Every human being is created in his image and should be treated with dignity, respect and love.
Your ability to communicate with God is a reflection of the fact that you are made in his image.
work is a blessing: 'The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it (2:15)
Days of rest (days off, holidays) are days of special blessing: 'God blessed the seventh day and made it holy.' Holidays are holy days.
You do not need to know and experience evil. God wanted you to know only good.

Lord, thank you for this universe that you have made. Help me to keep well away form evil and to enjoy all the good things you have given to us enjoy.

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mediate on sth: think about it very carefully and deeply for a long time
Monk meditate in temples every day.
You meditate and restore your focus.

prosperity [prɑ:^|sperəti] : a condition in which a person or community is doing well financially
Our future prosperity depends on economic growth.

pretend: act in a way that is intended to make people believe that it is the case, although in fact it is not.
1. ~인 척하다
  He pretended to his family that everything was fine.
  We pretended nothing had happened.
2. (아이들이 놀이로) ~라고 가장/상상하다
  Let's pretend we're astronauts.
3. (사실이 아닌 것을 ) 주장하다
   The book doesn't pretend to be a great work of literature.

transitory: it lasts only for a short time
Most teenage romances are transitory
the transitory nature of his happiness 그의 행복의 덧없는 속성
We hope this hot weather will be transitory.

resolve: find a solution to it
1. (문제 등을) 해결하다
Both sides met in order to try to resolve their differences.
2. (굳게) 다짐하다
She resolved she would never see him again.
3. (위원회, 회의에서) 의결하다
It was resolved that the matter be referred to a higher authority.

adulteress [ə^|dʌltərəs] : a woman who commits adultery
adultery : having sexual relations with anyone other than his wife or a married woman

saviour [^|seɪvjə(r)] 
He was the savior of the nation.

ancestry [^|ӕnsestri] 가계, 혈통
He was able to trace his ancestry back over 1000 years.

genealogy [_|dƷi:ni^|ӕlədƷi]  : the study of the history of families, especially through studying historical documents to discover relationships between particular people and their families 족보, 계보

span 1. (어떤 일이 지속되는) 기간. 시간  =period 2. (포괄하는) 폭;다양성
Select the span of time to report on. 보고할 시간 범위를 선택하라
Mangers have a wide span of control
a life span 수명

prophecy [^|prɑ:fəsi] 예언 (특히 종교적이거나 마법적인 것)
: a statement in which someone says they strongly believe that a particular will happen.
The prediction/ prophecy was fulfilled/ came true
v. prophesy [^|prɑ:fəsaɪ] 예언하다        

conception: an idea that you have of it in your mind 1.(계획 등의) 구상 2 이해;신념 3.(난소) 수정

Scripture 성서 writings that are regarded as holy in a particular religion, for example the Bible in Christianity

trinity [^|trɪnəti] 삼위일체: the union of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit in one God

in the midst of 한창일 때 : while something is happening or being done; while you're doing sth

account of ~때문에, ~탓으로
The game was called off on account of rain.

pinnacle : a pointed piece of stone or rock that is high above the ground 정점, 절정
Pop art reached its pinnacle in the US.