New Years Resolutions from Jonathan Edwards

In 1734, God used the preaching of Jonathan Edwards to launch the Great Awakening in Northampton, MA.  Edwards would go on to be one of the most influential Christians in American history.  We rightly think of this Awakening, like all true revivals, as a sovereign work and unexpected blessing from God.  At the same time, there was a long preparation in Edward's life that played its part in the way that God used him.  He had long devoted himself to being the kind of person who would honor God in his life and serve Christ's kingdom well.  In this, Edwards set an example that all Christians should follow.  He reminds us that every Christian should seek to live daily for God's glory and to serve zealously Christ's kingdom of eternal life.