Maybe Today
He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.” Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus! The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Revelation 22:20-21 These final verses in the Bible contain three great “lasts” of Scripture. First, the last promise. Jesus said, “Surely I am coming quickly.” Those are the final “red letters” in Scripture, our Lord’s last words. Notice the adverb—“quickly.” He could have said gloriously, triumphantly, or surely. But He chose the word “quickly”; therefore, we’re to watch for Him expectantly. His coming will be so sudden that we’ll have no time to prepare for it, so we should live as though it were today.
Second, we have the last prayer of the Bible: “Even so, come, Lord Jesus!” How long since you’ve consciously prayed for the sudden return of Christ? Then we have the final pronouncement of Scripture: “The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.” Until He comes, we need His grace every day and hour. His abundant grace. His sustaining grace. His all-sufficient grace. It is there, available in all its endless reserves for you today. Draw from His strengthening grace, pray for His return, and live your life today in the light of His final promise to us. Precisely because we cannot predict the moment, we must be ready at all moments. C. S. Lewis
Turning Point Ministries
He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.” Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus! The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Revelation 22:20-21 These final verses in the Bible contain three great “lasts” of Scripture. First, the last promise. Jesus said, “Surely I am coming quickly.” Those are the final “red letters” in Scripture, our Lord’s last words. Notice the adverb—“quickly.” He could have said gloriously, triumphantly, or surely. But He chose the word “quickly”; therefore, we’re to watch for Him expectantly. His coming will be so sudden that we’ll have no time to prepare for it, so we should live as though it were today.
Second, we have the last prayer of the Bible: “Even so, come, Lord Jesus!” How long since you’ve consciously prayed for the sudden return of Christ? Then we have the final pronouncement of Scripture: “The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.” Until He comes, we need His grace every day and hour. His abundant grace. His sustaining grace. His all-sufficient grace. It is there, available in all its endless reserves for you today. Draw from His strengthening grace, pray for His return, and live your life today in the light of His final promise to us. Precisely because we cannot predict the moment, we must be ready at all moments. C. S. Lewis
Turning Point Ministries
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