From Beginning to End

“I am the Alpha and the Omega—the beginning and the end,” says the Lord God. “I am the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come—the Almighty One.”  Revelation 1:8

(This is Pt 6 of 8 – Turning the Tide – Representing God to a World that Misrepresents Him)

One can never truly understand the worth of the end of a journey unless they know where the journey truly began.  For example, my youngest daughter has a positive magnetic personality with her classmates, and is a bundle of joy in my life.  But in the beginning, I was unsure if she would ever fit in with children her age because of a learning disability.  There were days she was in tears trying to understand how to say a word, and my wife and I would be frustrated trying to teach her things.  I tear up just thinking about those days because today she speaks as well as I do.  Understanding where she started gives me a much greater appreciation for where she is now.

Many in the world question when the world truly began and whether God created it.  In my life, I was once one of them.  However through experiences and circumstances, I know with certainty God is real, and furthermore, I know He has been there watching over me even before I was born.  While many around us question whether He exists, it is the fact they ask the question that should remind them of His very existence because it is deep inside their very fabric (i.e. The Holy Spirit).  How do we awaken the Holy Spirit within others to realize this very fact?

God has always been there, and it is that which we begin to chip away at the belief that He does not exist.  Revelation 1:8 is the very statement of God’s power.  He was here before we were thought of, and will be here to rule again someday.  We say this in our head trying to make sense of it, but yet, that is not what makes it real.  We do not know of God’s existence because of imagery or actual recollection of Him.  However, there were always things that happened in our lives that remind us someone was always there with us.  It is like that sense when we are about to do something wrong that says within us, “Don’t do that!”  It is those unexplainable things that have happened in our lives that when we put God in the equation suddenly makes sense.  The truth is that everyone has those moments.  Everyone has the Holy Spirit already within them, and if someone (insert you) is willing to simply say, “Yes, there is an answer to what is going on in your life,” one by one the world when know the truth; God has been there all along.

There is such comfort in knowing that we serve a God who is always there for us.  While none of us knows what our future holds, we boldly move forward knowing that whatever happens, God will take care of us.  In a world that questions His existence, we know better, and if we are willing to share that with them, they too will believe as well.  How can you help remind others of God’s existence?  What experiences assure you of God’s sovereignty today and beyond?  My prayer is that we remind others of their life’s journey to know that God has been there all along . . . from beginning to end.  Amen.