Daily Verse
This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.
1 John 3:16
Daily Devotion
" Gathered in His Arms" Amy Carmichael
What must it have been like for the apostle John to hear the great voice, bold and clear as a trumpet, announcing these words? " I am the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last"( Rev. 1:11).
This is the New Testament echo of that glorious word in the Old Testament:
" The Lord will go before you, the God of Israel shall be your rear guard" (Isaiah 52:12)
Alpha and Omega
Forward and Rear guard
No wonder that over and over again in one form or another, the Lord says to us: " Fear not!" and " Do not let your heats be troubled".
He who begins, finishes. He who leads us on, follows behind to deal in love with our poor attempts. He gathers up the things that we have dropped- our fallen resolution, our mistakes. He makes His blessed pardon to flow over our sins till they are utterly washed away. He turns and fights the enemy, who would pursue after us, to destroy us from behind.
He is first, and He is last!
And we are gathered up in between, as in great arms of loving kindness
Dear Lord,
Thank you for being my forward and rear guard. Please continue to finish the work you have started. You are my first and last. Amen
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