adapted from Great Memorial Days
by John Quincy Adams

The monthly, New Moon observance memorializes the fact that our Eternal ever maintains His work among men . . .

Any great Memorial Day of YHVH should be observed by rest and worship. Let us here give a special virtue that we find in this blessed Monthly New Moon observance.

New Year Resolutions are a very familiar tradition. Their purpose is to meditate on the failure or shortcomings in the past year, and to meditate on the things that especially you would like to attain unto or perform in the course of the new, coming year -- and then to draw up a few rules or resolutions that will best prevent recurrence of such shortcomings again, and will best aid attaining certain special feats in the New Year.

By the time most have gone very far into the year, they usually have wholly forgotten their list of resolutions. Then they just wait until the next year.

Why not draw up such plan or program on every New Moon, just for the coming month? Here are a few suggestions:

1.This month I shall read certain Bible Book or Bible Books through, or, so many (designate the number) of Bible chapters.

2.This month I shall try to testify so many times (and choose some number).

3.This month I shall write - and plan to whom, or on what subject, Divine theme/topic.

4.This month I shall try to see how many current events I personally can relate to fulfillment of Bible prophecy.

5.This month I shall memorize certain song or songs.

6.This month I shall memorize certain Bible verses.

7.This month I shall mark my Bible on certain theme (or themes) or points.

8.This month I shall try to give what number of public discourses.

9.This month I shall try to read what Book, new or old, something you deem worthy.

10.This month I shall call a voluntary 15-minute meeting for each morning in our home. Whoever of the household will, may join for prayer, Bible reading, singing, etc.


Consider Planning the Monthly New Moon of YHVH Instead of the Annual New Year of the World