Have you placed your faith in the Living One?

Be Still . . .
Devotionals for Daily Living

When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.
(Revelation 1:17-18 (NIV))

John had walked with Jesus for almost three years when He was on this earth. After the three years, it is feasible to imagine that they were more than friends, yet, when John saw the Glorified Jesus, he fell at His feet out of fear.

Even when this happened, Jesus had the same compassion that He had when he walked among us. His calming words reassured John, and all believers throughout history, that he had nothing to fear.

Jesus, our Lord and Savior, holds the keys to death and Hades, and only He has been given the authority to control them. Jesus has truly overcome death by being the one who is in control of it. Salvation is guaranteed to those who trust in Jesus as his or her personal Lord and Savior.

Is your salvation guaranteed through Him who grants salvation?

Have you placed your faith in the Living One?

Copyright 1998 – 2019 Dennis J. Smock
Daily Living Ministries, Inc.
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I never ceased to be amazed by our God!

Be Still . . .
Devotionals for Daily Living ^©

“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 (NIV))

The Alpha and the Omega!

The beginning and the end!

The first and the last!

I am sure that there are other ways to say this, but I hope that you get the picture. God always has been and He always will be. He was here long before anything else and He will be here long after everything is gone. To keep things in perspective, we are but a small blip in time to God, yet, He loves us so much that He knows each of us intimately.

He knows our thoughts.

He knows our deepest desires.

He knows every hair on our head!

And, He loves us enough to have done something amazing for each of us.

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.
(John 3:16-18 (NIV))

I never ceased to be amazed by our God!

Copyright 1998 – 2015 Dennis J. Smock
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I am the Alpha and the Omega

Be Still . . .
Devotionals for Daily Living ^©

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.
(Revelation 22:13 (NIV))

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
(John 1:1 (NIV))

Are you starting to get the picture? Perhaps one more scripture will help to solidify the concept and make it a concrete reality for you.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
(Genesis 1:1 (NIV))

God is the one to whom we owe our existence. He is the one to whom we owe our lives.

“This is what the LORD says–
your Redeemer, who formed you in the womb:
I am the LORD,
who has made all things,
who alone stretched out the heavens,
who spread out the earth by myself,
(Isaiah 44:24 (NIV))

In our frail human nature, we all too often forget this simple, yet profound truth. We try to elevate ourselves to the position of creator. We try to assume authority over our lives. Can an automobile take credit for the gas mileage that it gets? Can a house boast about the shelter, safety and comfort it provides to its occupants? In the same manner, we cannot take credit for anything that we have, for we are simply part of the creation. We are not the creator.

Long before we were, God was! Long after we are gone, He will still be! We have a definite beginning. Only through His grace and mercy do we have the option of not having a definite end. Through His grace and mercy we can spend the rest of eternity with Him.

What is the first thing that you remember? God was there!

Copyright 1998 – 2013 Dennis J. Smock
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