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The Beginning of the End

This is the word that the LORD placed on my heart as He gently woke me this morning. It is a theme based on a play on words. You see, it is a word that could be called the “Beginning of the End” or it could be called “The End of the Beginning.” It is also a word about then (the

historical day we celebrate every year on Good Friday and the events that surrounded it) or now (the days in which we are living right now and all of the events that surround them). In the end, it is a message about hope and “change.”

On this day in history, Jesus’ disciples and

followers witnessed everything that was happening and they all truly thought it was the beginning of the end. Although they had spent a lot of time with the LORD and listened to much of what He had taught them, on this day the activities of the enemy captivated their attention

and they thought it was truly the beginning of the end. They thought this was a day that was a game changer and that all was lost.

But Jesus knew that it was actually the end of the beginning and that this day would mark a new era for everyone concerned. For those who believed

Him, it was actually the beginning of really good things to come. It is ironic that only a few days prior to this Jesus had given them a hint about this new beginning in John 16:7-11. In these verses after giving them a reference that this day was indeed coming, He said it was

good that He was leaving because He was going to send a Helper to clean the world up, both the good (God’s children) and the bad (the followers of this world) – paraphrased. Things were just getting started and this was truly a moment of change for EVERYONE who watched what

happened that day.

Do you remember when a few days ago I gave you the devotional scripture based on Psalms 46 and mentioned how it was a song by the sons of Korah? This Korah was part of the famous rebellion with Dathan and Abiram against Moses and the LORD that is described in

Numbers 16. That event represents another illustration of this principle of the end versus the beginning. You see, in that Numbers 16 rebellion, Korah joined with these 2 other men in this action to stir up trouble among the people. When God’s judgment came, the earth opened up

and swallowed (killed) these three men and ALL of their families (Numbers 16:31-32). BUT the sons of Korah did not die (Numbers 26:11). From what seemed like the end based on the actions of their father, God wrote a new beginning with Korah’s sons later worshiping the LORD and

singing one of the well-known Psalms in the bible still today.

In all of the examples above, the LORD demonstrates for us this very important principle based on today’s “play on words”:

He has a perspective that is unique from ours in that He was there in the beginning, has

already seen the end, and is THE agent of change between the two.

God bless and keep us all as we remember His promises.

12 “Look, I am coming soon, bringing my reward with me to repay all people according to their deeds. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last,

the Beginning and the End.” - Revelation 22:12-13
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