I downloaded a new mystery novel to my Kindle. I enjoy reading mysteries to just give my brain a bit of a break from deeper things. I like the old-fashioned whodunits. I do have one bad habit, especially if the book is a good one … I read the last page to find out how it ends. I do like to know the end from the middle!
Maybe that is part of what I love about being a Christian … I know the end. I know how it is all going to turn out. The Author of our Faith published it all so that we might know.
The evil instigator and tormenter and his cronies will get their just punishment. Those who are faithful to the King of kings will receive their rewards. (Read the end of the Book)
I also know that the love of our Father will “endure forever.” Mercy and grace will be the password at the gate. Hope will no longer be needed because everything we hoped for (and more) will be realized. Faith will be retired; in its place we will see the One Who Gave It All for Us. Love will flow endlessly. Loved ones will be reunited. Bodies and minds that failed will be strong and brilliant beyond imagination. There will be work to do surely; but, it will be glorious and we will never grow bored, tired, sick, or old again.
Oh, yes, I love knowing the end from the middle!
Thank you, Father! We do not have to worry that You will accept and love us at the end; You have already told us that Your love endures forever. Thank you for giving us the reassurance of “the end of the Book” now while we are in the middle of it all! Amen.