Alpha and Omega

"I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last." (Rev 22:13)

I don't know about you, but when I am brought to the term of God as the "Alpha and Omega", my mind was limited to the thought of Him being the first as the Creator, and the end for Him being the King who will reign forever. Of course I do acknowledge Him being so. But today, God reveals to me another interpretation of Him being the Alpha and Omega.

It's true that everything starts with Him being the Creator, that should be the basis of our theology. But what does God being the Alpha and Omega has to do with our daily life?Before we are saved, our ways were crooked. We lived in sin and wickedness, we abandoned God and lived in the hopelessness of the world. But when we accept Christ as our Lord, He acts as the Omega, as He brought the end. The end of our sinful life. He introduced us with His being the alpha, bringing to us new life, new hope, and new paradigm. Nevertheless, His Alpha and Omega role does not stop. Throughout our life as the new creation in Christ, we still experience high and low points. There are times when fear comes our way, dejection plays a part, disappointment invades, and sorrow rolls in. Thanks to God being the Omega that we don't need to dwell in those miseries. When we look up to God and ask for His interference, He is more than able to put an end to whatever we feel. He ends our fear, our dejection, our disappointment, our sorrow, and even our pain. God the Omega restores us wholly with His Grace, His hope, His joy, His mercy, and His peace. He heals our soul and renews our spirit.

I am really thankful for having such a personal God who is beyond only being the First and the Last of the universe, but He is also actively caring for me with His providence in day-to-day situation. Whenever we find ourselves in the state when we are bounded by the world-given spirits, we should ask the God-given strength to end it in our life, and renews us.

He is the Mighty Beginning and the Faithful End, whom we could always count on. I love my God! :)

Strengthened Daily,
Natasha Crescentia