DECEMBER 30 - Amen

DECEMBER 30 – Amen

 

Here is a trustworthy saying: If we died with him, we will also live with him; if we endure, we will also reign with him. If we disown him, he will also disown us; if we are faithless, he will remain faithful, for he cannot disown himself. — 2 TIM OTHY 2:11 – 13

 

What a great verse on which to end our year together. For here is a trustworthy saying: it really is all about Jesus. We’ve covered so many promises of God in the last 364 days, and every one of them — every

single verse — points in some way to Jesus. He is the Word of Life (1 John 1:1). Revelation 22:13 frames Jesus with these timeless words, for the Savior himself proclaims, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”

 

What more can we say? Who else would we turn to? There is no one like Jesus. And I think I can hear you say “Amen!” to that. Second Corinthians 1:20 (KJV) says, “For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.” Amen signifies “so be it!” Every promise of God that has blessed you this year ultimately finds its conclusion in Christ. Every insight and bit of wisdom you’ve garnered, every obedience you’ve learned, every step higher into a more prayerful life, all of it finds its center — it’s beginning and end — in Jesus Christ.

 

You are about to turn the corner into a brand new year. It is my prayer that the plans, decisions, and choices you make, the way you will spend your time, the thoughts you entertain and the company you keep, the manner in which you live before others, all of it will point to Jesus. May his glory go before you in the new year, friend!

 

Jesus Christ . . . Son of God . . . Lord of heaven and earth . . . in the year to come, help me to showcase your glory and greatness in fresh new ways. And to this, I say, “Amen! So be it!”