The End Is Near!


“The end of all things is near… (I Peter 4:7a)

“Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you…” (I Corinthians 15:58)

Some Thoughts…

   Living life with “the end” clearly in view changes how I live; I’m able to face life’s trials with faith, freedom, and calm sense that everything will be ok.  But living life absent minded of “the end” leaves me stuck in the mundane, and I’m left feeling hopeless and powerless to effect change in my life or anybody else’s. The reason for such a contrast in mindset is found in the meaning of the word “near” – it literally means “it has come,” “to be at hand,”  “it has come near,” – the time for everything to change is here! 

   No more self-centered living.  Christ has come.  He has defeated death and won the victory over sin, the grave, and the law of do’s and don’ts. And we have a new lease on life. With every breath we come one step closer to the Day when Jesus returns and make everything NEW!  The end of all things as we know it is near!

  This changes everything!  Jesus announced the coming of the Kingdom with the same word when He said “Repent for the Kingdom of God is at hand!” The Kingdom of God has come NOW… It is here!  (See Matthew 3:2;Mark 1:15; Luke 10:9; Hebrews 10:25).  I can live every second that I have left on this earth fully serving Christ, fully loving without expectation of reciprocation from those I love because it is not in vain! (v58).  I can live my life standing firm against the attacks of the enemy, the world, and my own psych because I know that the end is near – it is here. It’s now, but not yet fully realized… So we live by faith knowing what we see in small glimpses will one day be all we see.

 One Day it will be competed, but one thing is for sure, it has begun – The Kingdom of God is near and not yet, so we can live the life God calls us to live with confidence!  What a promise!  What a hidden reality to hold on to!  What a change that brings in me when by faith I accept it as very real and close by; So close I can touch it!  The end of all things is “near”!

A Prayer…

Father, You are here.  Jesus, you are my very present help in time of need…Holy Spirit, you are my counselor; the ONE called to walk along-side me to guide and correct me. Correct my vision of reality today.  Help me live under the reality that “the end is near” and the Kingdom of God has come!  For Your glory, God!  Amen

“And do this, understanding the present time: The hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.”
(Romans 13:11)