God’s Got You All Covered
““I am the Alpha and the Omega, ” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”” (Revelation 1:8 WEB)
In the Greek alphabet, alpha is the first letter and omega is the last letter. So the title “the Alpha and the Omega” essentially means “the beginning and the end” or “the first and the last”.
Are you facing a new beginning? God is the Alpha.
Are you at an ending? God is the Omega.
Life is made up of beginnings and endings. With an ending comes a fresh beginning—and your God is in all of them.
Humans are funny. We have this tendency to be stuck in the past, take the present for granted and be worried or fearful about the future.
Well if you have trouble moving on from the past, God is the one “who was”.
He was there intervening in your past—things turned out way better than they would have without His help.
If you’re unable to find joy or purpose in the present, God is the one “who is”. He is inside you right now, in this very moment, through the Holy Spirit.
You can face today because He is with you—your very present help and your Paraklētos—the Helper who fights your battles and guides you into all truth.
If you are worried or fearful about the future, remember that God is the one “who is to come”.
We may not know what lies ahead in the future, but when we know He’ll go ahead of us to prepare the path ahead—like a loving Father making sure the way is safe for His bumbling toddler, we can rest in His goodness and love.
If God really covers your beginnings, endings, past, present and future, then what do you need to be concerned about? Just rest in the truth that He’s got your life covered and He’s on your side working all things out for your good.
This is how you live with a restful soul. Even when things look stormy, remind yourself that God is still with you and that He’s working on it—your role is just to have faith in Him.
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You Have God’s DNA in Your Inward Spirit-Man
“Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently: having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which lives and remains forever. For, “All flesh is like grass, and all of man’s glory like the flower in the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls; but the Lord’s word endures forever.” This is the word of Good News which was preached to you.” (1 Peter 1:22-25 WEB)
The word “seed” in the passage above in Greek is sporas which refers to seeds that are sown.
God’s word is this incorruptible seed that is sown into our hearts every time we receive it.
Each time it is mixed with faith, it grows roots and starts to mature, before bearing fruit.
However, today I just want to focus on receiving God’s word for salvation.
Every time God’s word is sown in an unbeliever, whether by a preacher, through reading a book, or some other way, this incorruptible seed is landing on their heart.
Take a look at Jesus’ parable of the sower and the seeds:
“He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, “Behold, a farmer went out to sow. As he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them. Others fell on rocky ground, where they didn’t have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of earth. When the sun had risen, they were scorched. Because they had no root, they withered away. Others fell among thorns. The thorns grew up and choked them. Others fell on good soil, and yielded fruit: some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”” (Matthew 13:3-9 WEB)
This parable represents different types of unbelievers and their different responses to the sowing of God’s word in their hearts.
1. Some hear and don’t believe
2. Some believe but shortly fall away because of fear of persecution and not being rooted in God’s word
3. Some believe and are distracted from their true calling because of worldliness
4. Some believe and become fruitful in all areas of their lives for God’s glory, producing an abundance of good works which heaps up eternal rewards for them to be revealed in the Millennium.
In the apostle John’s letter, he likens God’s word to a sperm:
“No one who is born of God [deliberately, knowingly, and habitually] practices sin, because God’s seed [His principle of life, the essence of His righteous character] remains [permanently] in him [who is born again—who is reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose]; and he [who is born again] cannot habitually [live a life characterized by] sin, because he is born of God and longs to please Him. By this the children of God and the children of the devil are clearly identified: anyone who does not practice righteousness [who does not seek God’s will in thought, action, and purpose] is not of God, nor is the one who does not [unselfishly] love his [believing] brother.” (1 JOHN 3:9-10 AMP)
The word “seed” in the passage above in Greek is sperma which is sperm.
When the sperm of God’s word fuses with the fertile egg in the faith-filled heart of our inward spirit-man, the result is a spiritual rebirth.
“For indeed we have had good news preached to us, even as they also did, but the word they heard didn’t profit them, because it wasn’t mixed with faith by those who heard.” (Hebrews 4:2 WEB)
“Of his own will he gave birth to us by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures...Therefore, putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with humility the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.” (James 1:18, 21)
Through this process, we become “born-again”. When we are born-again, we are new creatures that have God’s DNA inside our spirit, telling it to produce good works and walk in love, in alignment with God’s character.
“Jesus answered them, “Isn’t it written in your law, ‘I said, you are gods?’ If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture can’t be broken), do you say of him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, ‘You blaspheme,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God?’” (John 10:34-36 WEB)
We have been born again through having faith in God’s word to become gods—that’s what it means to be a child of God.
Every creature gives birth after its own kind.
A lion gives birth to a lion cub and a sheep gives birth to a lamb.
When God’s Spirit gives birth to a new spirit, it becomes a god (lowercase g—the upper case G is reserved for our Creator).
Dear brethren, you have God’s DNA in your spirit telling and empowering it to walk in love and be fruitful in good works.
We once had no ability to do this when our spirits were still dead in sin, but now there has been a huge change.
The more aware you are of this truth, the more you can live out the truth that’s inside you.
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The Ultimate Training Routine
“But refuse profane and old wives’ fables. Exercise yourself toward godliness. For bodily exercise has some value, but godliness has value in all things, having the promise of the life which is now, and of that which is to come... Don’t neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the elders. Be diligent in these things. Give yourself wholly to them, that your progress may be revealed to all. Pay attention to yourself, and to your teaching. Continue in these things, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.” (1 Timothy 4:7-8, 14-16 WEB)
In Greek culture during Paul’s time, the boys learnt music, writing and gymnastics as children. After 16 years old, the men trained in sports.
Knowing the culture of the Ephesians, Paul used relatable illustrations to teach the importance of training in godliness.
Bodily exercise makes you fit, strong and physically attractive, but godliness has value in all things, even benefiting you for eternity.
Paul was saying that spiritual training is far more important and useful than physical training—do both, but prioritize spiritual training.
Just a few sentences down, Paul then referred to a spiritual gift that Timothy received through the laying on of hands, reminding him not to neglect it.
In Paul’s next letter to Timothy, he reminded Timothy again about this gift.
“For this cause, I remind you that you should stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.” (2 Timothy 1:6 WEB)
The only spiritual gift of the Holy Spirit we can stir up at will is the gift of praying in tongues.
Dear brethren, I remind you as well to be diligent in praying in tongues. The results of it will be revealed to all—tangible benefits.
This powerful gift has the ability to save (deliver) you from all sorts of tribulations as well.
When you’re using it, you’re offering perfect prayers according to God’s will, bypassing the fleshly and unbelieving mind.
“I thank my God, I speak with other languages more than you all.” (1 Corinthians 14:18 WEB)
No wonder Paul prayed in tongues so much—even more than the Corinthian church which was exceedingly zealous about this gift.
It must have delivered him countless times during his turbulent life.
Could you prioritize spiritual training daily by praying in tongues for a few minutes? As you continue developing this habit, soon you’ll be doing it under your breath everywhere you go.
If you like to do physical exercise, why not do this spiritual exercise at the same time? It may even make your workout more productive and less exhausting.
Remember, godliness has value in ALL things, both NOW and in the FUTURE!
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