"Then I saw..." Revelation 21:1
Just as John shared his visions of "a new heaven and a new earth", I have been reflecting over all the Lord has shown us this past year as we have walked daily through His Word. We too have seen the Lord in the pages of Genesis to Revelation.
I believe Aaron Jeoffrey says it well in the lyrics of his song, "He Is". As we read the following, let's stop and pause. Have we met Him on each line and in each phrase as we have travelled a sacred journey this year?
He Is
In Genesis, He's the breath of life
In Leviticus, He's our High Priest
Numbers, The fire by night
Deuteronomy, He's Moses' voice
In Joshua, He is salvation's choice
Judges, law giver
In Ruth, the kinsmen-redeemer
First and Second Samuel, our trusted prophet
In Kings and Chronicles, He's sovereign
Ezra, the true and faithful scribe
Nehemiah, He's the rebuilder of broken walls and lives
In Esther, He's Mordecai's courage
In Job, the timeless redeemer
In Psalms, He is our morning song
In Proverbs, wisdom's cry
Ecclesiastes, the time and season
In the Song of Solomon, He is the lover's dream
He is, He is, HE IS!
In Isaiah, He's Prince of Peace
Jeremiah, the weeping prophet
In Lamentations, the cry for Israel
Ezekiel, He's the call from sin
In Daniel, the stranger in the fire
In Hosea, He is forever faithful
In Joel, He's the Spirit's power
In Amos, the arms that carry us
In Obadiah, He's the Lord our Saviour
In Jonah, He's the great missionary
In Micah, the promise of peace
In Nahum, He is our strength and our shield
In Habakkuk and Zephaniah, He's pleading for revival
In Haggai, He restores a lost heritage
In Zechariah, our fountain
In Malachi, He is the son of righteousness rising with healing in His wings
He is He is, HE IS!
In Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, He is God-Man, Messiah
In the book of Acts, He is fire from heaven
In Romans, He's the grace of God
In Corinthians, the power of love
In Galatians, He is freedom from the curse of sin
Ephesians, our glorious treasure
Philippians, the servants heart
In Colossians, He's the Godhead Trinity
Thessalonians, our coming King
In Timothy, Titus, Philemon, He's our mediator and our faithful Pastor
In Hebrews, the everlasting covenant
In James, the one who heals the sick.
In First and Second Peter, He is our Shepherd
In John and in Jude, He is the lover coming for His bride
In the Revelation, He is King of Kings and Lord of Lords
He is, He is, HE IS!
The Prince of Peace
The Son of Man
The Lamb of God
The great I AM
He's the Alpha and Omega
Our God and our Saviour
He is Jesus Christ the Lord and when time is no more
He is, He IS! *
As I have pondered all the ways that we have seen the Lord this year, another truth has been unveiled. We saw the Lord, but He also saw each one of us. He saw the days we awoke extra early, anticipating His Word with excitement. He saw the days when sun had almost set before we made time for Him, but we made time for Him. He saw each joy and sorrow. He heard each laugh and held each tear. He captured each thought and knew each word. He never took His eyes off of us for one second. He was our Beginning and End. Our January 1st to December 31st.
"As surely as the ones which passed - we've miles left to go
Despite your inconsistencies, Oh, child, I'll love you so
You'll one day hold this journal too, and think of where you've been
Ink-filled pages tying those beginnings to their ends
You'll find those same old words - they'll puzzle you again
Lined face will sigh and wonder,
'And I thought I loved You then.'" **
With this "goodbye" for now, embrace the foreign amazing of the New Year! "May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you. May the Lord lift up His countenance on you and give you peace." (Numbers 6:24-26)
Amen. So be it. Amen.
*"He Is" - sung by Aaron Jeoffrey; composed by Jeoffrey Benward & Jeff Silvey; produced by Jeff Silvey & Billy Simon; copyright 1994
** Final stanza, "The Journal" - Beth Moore; from "Things Pondered"; Broadman and Holman Publishers; copyright 2004
1 comment:
Thank you so much for this, Joy! I wish I could have read more of the devotionals throughout the year! Though I am grateful for everyone I did get to read! You absolutely DO always point us to the Father and Jesus, and help us in our quest to grow closer to Him! So thankful for you and your heart for and obedience to our Lord!! <3
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