Online Devotions: Who Was And Is And Is To Come

Sunday, December 31, 2017

Who Was And Is And Is To Come

December 31 (Revelation 4:8)

“Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!” (ESV)

On the last day of the year, it is normal to think about what was, what is, and what is to come. All three can lead to both positive and negative thoughts as we mull over achievements and failures, goals and disappointments, and our mood is largely determined by which ones tip the scales.

Now ponder a bit something on a cosmic scale, a transcendent truth. Jesus Christ, Who was born on earth as a fully human baby, is also God, of Whom alone it can be said that He was and is and is to come. This eternally existing triune deity existed in the past and therefore created everything, including you. He exists at this moment and is with you whether your mood is dark or hopeful. And He is coming again.

My friends, I don’t care what your plans are for the new year, and I certainly have some exciting ones myself, there is nothing, nothing that compares with the fact that He is coming again. And He is that same God Who has existed from everlasting. He is the same God so filled with love that He created reality and peopled it with creatures made in His image to enjoy both it and Him. He is the same God Who so loved that very world that He gave His only Son that whoever believes in Him would not perish, but would have eternal life. Now there is something to get excited about in the New Year!

Lord, may my eyes be steadfastly fixed on You, for You have been with me all the days of my life, are with me even now, and have promised to return to bring me into Your glory. I enter this new year clutching firmly to the truth of Who You are. In the name of my Savior, Jesus, amen.

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In January of 1999, I began the Online Devotions with the teens of the church we were attending. Each week they would receive a verse of Scripture, a short reflection, and a prayer. Over the years others subscribed to this email list, and soon the Online Devotions were going out to people across the country and beyond.

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