For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
(Prov. 23:18)
Our title is a well-worn term used freely during the worst of times, is it not? Along with its kin that falls into the same category, “Will this never end?” At such times we join the suffering stripe who declare , “In the morning thou shalt say, ‘Would God it were even! and at even thou shalt say, Would God it were morning!’” Around the clock carefulness.
But there is good news: the long night of darkness will ultimately come to an end and unexpected joy will follow in the morning. Then we’ll AMEN! the wise man’s saying, “Better is the end of a thing than the beginning,” Ecc. 7:8. Peter, who knew a little of dark days, tells us, “Hope to the end,” 1 Pet. 1:13. Remember, at the end is the start of a new beginning!
The writer of Hebrews admonishes us to “hold... our confidence steadfast unto the end,” Heb. 3:14. If so, you’ll find yourself a happy camper at the end. Job did. “Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy, Jam. 5:11.
Habakkuk speaking of a particular promise says, “[It is] for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak...though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry,” Hab. 2:3. I have come to love the scripture, “Then cometh the end, 1 Cor. 15:24. Until “the end of all things is at hand...watch unto prayer,” 1 Pet. 4:7.
“We should joyfully anticipate the end; for when it arrives we shall find ‘HIM’ awaiting us. “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end.”
Rev. 22:13
(rds)
No comments:
Post a Comment