The First and The Last

It doesn't matter what sport you watch or what competition you see taking place in the Olympics - someone will finish first and someone will finish last. That's just the way it goes. All races and competitions have winners and losers - the first and the last.

In the Book of Revelation, Jesus tells John, "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End." - Revelation 22:13

Jesus is not talking about any race or competition here. He is saying that He was around at the beginning of creation and he will be there for the end of it. He truly is "The Beginning and The End."

In the Book of John, the very first verse, John writes, "In the beginning was The Word. and The Word was with God and The Word was God."

That pretty much confirms that God / Jesus (The Word) was first. Revelation confirms that He will also be the last.

Have you ever read Psalm 19? Have you ever read the first and the last verses together, as a prayer?

"The heavens declare Your glory, O God; the skies proclaim the work of Your hands. 14May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer." - Psalm 19:1 and 14

Are our words always pleasing to God? Are the desires of our hearts always righteous in God's sight? Is God OUR first and last? These are things we must strive to do - to honor God with every word we speak and with every action we take. From the beginning to the end of every day, from the first to the last, let us honor Him, always.