I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.” Rev. 22:13
Today celebrating New Years Eve and then New Years Day, I couldn’t help thinking about Jesus as the Alpha and Omega. It’s a familiar Name and title even to those who are not Believers. It seems to be a cut and dry name, sort of like bookends holding everything else in place, the Beginning and the End. But this Name is deep, very deep and yet it is beautifully simple.
What do you think when you hear that God is the Beginning. The most common response is creation. But there is so much more, to the Name the Alpha, God is stating that everything began with Him and without Him nothing would exist. Including mercy, grace, justice, wisdom, power, kindness, goodness, forgiveness, etc. How does that change your view of things? How amazing is our supernatural God when we see how He encompasses all things.
Then you realize He also calls Himself the Omega, the end. He never dies, it speaks of His Eternal state. So then what does it mean that He is the End? It’s like a lightbulb moment when the reality of His end is truly only the next beginning, as our Eternal God, and those who accept Jesus, accept eternal life, so we then too will have a new beginning with Him in heaven for all eternity. So His End is only a new Beginning for us!
This is true not only for all eternity, but right now. Our lives are full of endings, but living a life with Jesus makes it also full of new beginnings. In Revelation 21:5, Jesus states that He is the One who makes all things new. What ending are you facing in life? It may be a job, a child graduating and leaving for college, an unwanted move, a relationship, a health issue, etc. Whatever it is, Jesus our Alpha and Omega is waiting for you to look to Him for your new beginning. Don’t ever doubt it, when you are in a relationship with Him there is no end, only beautiful new beginnings.
You may be asking how do I have a relationship with Him? The beginning is to realize how much you need Him in your life, and open your heart up and accept that He came to earth to die for you, so your sins are washed away, so everything becomes new. It’s simple, nothing “to do”, just tell Him you believe He loves you so much He lived and died for you, and you accept and receive all He has provided for you. Then ask Him to be your Savior and Lord and thank Him all your sins are forgiven past, present and future. You are now His forever for He will never leave or forsake you. You are a child of God and are saved from the enemy trying to destroy you. There is no better way to end a year and begin a new one then remembering how awesome Jesus is.
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