Thursday, January 11, 2018

January 11, 2018

All things are Possible

"Everything is possible for him who believes."  Mk. 9:23

That which God speaks forth in His word is what He does!  He fulfills His promises and establishes His plan.  Beloved, we can take great comfort in this reality.  The Book of Hebrew 13:8 states, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.”  Our Lord is unchangeable, immutable, and all-powerful.  He describes Himself in Rev. 22:13 as, “…the Alpha and Omega, the First and Last, the Beginning and the End.”  Again in Hebrews 12:2 we read: “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”
These verses provide a powerful picture of who Jesus Christ is and what He is doing in our lives.  Envision for a moment our Savior upon the cross, with His pierced hands outstretched.  On one side we see Him as Alpha, First, Beginning – our Author.  The blood flows from the outstretched hand.  On the other side we see Him as Omega, Last, and End – our Perfecter.  The blood flows from that outstretched hand.  He was there for our Beginning and precious child, He is there at our end.  It is cause for great thankfulness, and yet, there is this:  between the Beginning and the End is now.  At this very moment in our lives, there is Jesus.  He hung upon that cross with a crown of thorns piercing His head, his feet pierced, and a spear thrust into His side.  Blood flowed.  His blood covers our present circumstance.  It is difficult to comprehend, but there was Jesus, over 2000 years ago, right in the middle of our lives.  It is as if eternity was etched in those hours: His hands covering our beginning and our end; His heart and mind considering our present moment and concluding that “greater love has no one than this, that He lay down His life for His friends.”    

The blood of Jesus Christ covers this moment in time.  He is perfecting us and preparing us for what He knows is ahead of us.  Beloved, all things are possible.  Do you believe?

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