Month: December 2012

The Ending

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“The Ending” by Kirk Hunt

 

I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

Revelation 22:13 KJV

 

Welcome to the end of 2012.  The ancient Mayans were wrong.  Still, they had a valid point.

 

Men and women do not go on forever.  Our society will not go on, as it has, forever.  Only God endures from the beginning to the end.

 

Do you live your life in the knowledge that you will end?  Do your goals and actions reflect the fact that you will not personally live on, forever?  Are you planning for the time when you are no longer here?

 

Your finite life is not a gloomy truth.  Recognizing that there is a “there and then” does not mean misery in the “here and now.”  In fact, having a plan for eternity can give a lot of joy and safety to your daily life.

 

Your life is mortal, but your soul is eternal.  Your everyday actions tell the story of where you place your hope.  You can have impact for generations, if you choose. All it takes is choosing to act today in light of the One who will live forever.

 

Enjoy the festivities of this year’s end.  Face the coming year with hope, joy and anticipation.  This ending is in preparation for a new beginning.

 

Think about our eternal Father-God.  What has He called you to do?  Are you fulfilling your part in His eternal plan?

 

Think:                        Do my actions reflect my finite life, or His eternal plan?

 

Pray:                         “Lord, help me to answer Your calling on my life.”

 

 

Copyright © December 2012, Kirk Hunt

This devotional is a ministry of https://devotionals.cadremenpress.com.

Keep Your Hope

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“Keep Your Hope” by Kirk Hunt

 

This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.   It is of the LORD’S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.

Lamentations 3:21–22 KJV

 

The Book of Lamentations is a grim and somber part of Scripture.  Jeremiah clearly and forcefully explains the plight and situation of Israel and Judah in Babylonian captivity.  In the center of the text, Jeremiah stops weeping and declares his hope in God’s love, mercy and compassions.

 

God issued the crushing cold and merciless darkness of His judgment against His people.  Still, in the middle of the gloom and pain is a place of light, warmth and joy.  The God who disciplines us is also the God who loves us.

 

His love for His people is so great that He restrains justice.  Mercy still has a hand in Israel’s punishment.  God’s grace, despite the captivity, remains part of Judah’s life.

 

Whatever you are facing, God’s love is still part of your life.  His grace is still at the core of your affairs.  His mercy still has a hand in your circumstances.

 

Despite the pain.  With the tears.  In the groaning.

 

His love is never ending.  His love for us is the source of our hope.  No matter how grim and somber our present is, we have hope because we have God.

 

Do not surrender.  Do not despair.  Despite it all, He loves us and therefore we have hope.

 

Think:            God’s love for me is the source of my hope.

 

Pray:              “Lord, help me to have hope in the love you have for me.”

 

 

Copyright © November 2012, Kirk Hunt

This devotional is a ministry of https://devotionals.cadremenpress.com.