I had no clue on January 1 what 2021 would hold, but God knew everything thing that was to occur in the next 365 days. And as 2022 begins, He is equally aware of how it will unfold. How can I be so confident? Because Jesus is the Alpha and the Omega. Alpha is the first letter of the Greek alphabet and Omega is the last, and they are used to express completeness from beginning to end. Three times in Revelation Jesus declares, “I am the Alpha and the Omega” and each time He adds a little more to His self-proclamation.
“I am the Alpha and the Omega” (1:8).
“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End” (21:6).
“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End” (22:13).
Jesus is the Beginning of time (Genesis 1:14) and the End of time; because He is timeless (1 Peter 1:11). He called forth the first light (Genesis 1:3) and He will extinguish it and replace it with Himself (Revelation 21:23). He is the Beginning of all righteousness and the end of all evil (Matthew 25:46).
If you are in Christ, He is also the Alpha and the Omega of your life. He is Beginning and the End of your day—He is there with you when you wake in the morning and when you lay your head down at night and every hour in between. He continues to watch over you through the night. He is the First and the Last over your life—He was there when you drew your first breath, and He will walk with you into heaven when you draw your last, and He will never leave your side all the days of your life.
We do not know what 2022 will bring, what blessings and struggles, hellos and goodbyes, joys and sorrows. But we can greet the coming year confident that the Alpha and Omega is already there. Beloved, I invite you to begin the New Year with words of this beautiful old hymn:
I don’t worry o’er the future
For I know what Jesus said
And today I’ll walk beside Him
For He knows what is ahead
Many things about tomorrow
I don’t seem to understand;
But I know who holds tomorrow
and I know who holds my hand.
I Know Who Holds Tomorrow – words and music by Ira F. Stanphill, @ 1950.
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