Sunday 29 May 2022

May 29: Revelation 22:12-13

Key Verse: Revelation 22:13
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.

Devotion:
When the apostle was shown visions of heaven and all that is still to come, he was told the Lord would be coming again – soon. We get upset when things do not go according to our plans. We get cross when we are told something will happen and it takes longer than we thought. Jesus had already told the disciples they would not know when He was going to return; they were told only God the Father knew the time when Jesus would return.

That must have been a bit of a hard pill to swallow because they would have been used to knowing when things would happen. But now they were working with no time frame and no certainty like they may have ben used to!

Jesus wanted them to know they would receive their just rewards upon His return. These rewards would be based on what they had achieved in their lives, not a reward for being able to do good deeds or righteous acts but rewards for how much they had been able to do for God while they lived on earth!

Jesus declares Himself to be the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end! Jesus was with God in the beginning when the earth was created. He spoke the words which brought everything into place. He came to be with us and He came to lay down His life for our sin debt. He rose from the dead to overcome that sin debt on our behalf. Jesus is going to be here in the end too because He promised to come back to us!

Points to Ponder:
How do you see Jesus?

Will you trust Him with everything He has said?