Here's the secret...

Today I'd like to share with you a secret. It's a secret that I know could change your life if you let it...

I happened to be reading in Revelation on this one particular morning. It's a book that gets me excited, perplexed, and causes me to have a sense of awe all at once...

Maybe its because it talks about heavenly things I can't imagine. Maybe its because it talks about things that will happen that I can't fully understand. Or perhaps its because there is so much promise of hope in it that gets my mind off of the here and now. 

But as I read this time around, one little phrase jumped off the page at me. Just one. That's it. It grabbed my attention as never before. Usually, I read it and don't give it too much thought. Perhaps you do that too. Maybe I should tell you what it is...

"...the One who is, who always was, and who is still to come..." -Revelation 1:4

I read that and stopped... Who is He? What is that like? 


We are limited!
Think about it. Here I am, one who can't imagine not having a beginning, yet my Abba Father has none. My mind can't wrap itself around that concept!

Throughout our whole existence, we try and try and try to learn how to best live this thing called "life", and yet HE is the One who created it! One day everything here will be over and only what is spiritual -or of His Spirit- will last forever; only that which is unshakable, born of His breath will remain.

I can't imagine space without limits. All of life is limited, everything here is restrained, bound by time, death and decay. This world, although not fully explored, has its limits.

But what about God?
He is infinite! He has no limit! His goodness is not limited by evil, His strength is not limited by weakness. His wisdom is not limited by ignorance. His presence is not limited by walls or objects of any kind. His sight is not limited to one location, nor is it limited by darkness. He can see all at once, hear everything, understand what each person says, though all may speak at the same time.

...His creativity is not limited by what He's seen or heard before. His plans are not limited by others' plans. He cannot be stopped or changed; He cannot die or sin. His life is not limited by time, which for us will soon run out. No, He is eternal and unlimited!

You see, sin is weakness, not strength. And God is the only One who is without sin, has always been without sin, and will always be without sin!

Here's the secret...
You without God are hopeless, weak, helpless, sinful, needy... But when you have God, you have love, hope, peace, strength, joy, help, grace, and so much more!

Christian, you can't afford to live even a moment without Him! Don't try! He is everything you need! He seeks to empower us with everything that He is so that He will be known!

Child of God, get to know your God, for He is the One who lives within you!

"...And this is the secret: Christ lives in you. This gives you assurance of sharing His glory." -Colossians 1:27

Are you putting your hope anywhere else? Let me put it this way... if you were stripped of everything you owned, would you feel devastated, as though your life is over and there is no hope?

Let me tell you something... Christ is in you, and HE is the hope of glory! He is the Son of God, one with God, from eternal past into eternal future and HE is your Hope of glory.

You can have your life stripped from you and still have Hope, because that is what He is... The same One who always was and who is still to come.

Even better yet...
He desires to cause His life to flow through you! His limitless power and strength can flow through your limited, weak life. His wisdom can flow through your foolishness. His righteousness is marked all over you, and He wishes to live that righteousness out through you!

Oh, it is not about you, dear Christian, because if it were, your life would be over and in shambles. It is about the God who created you, who thought you up. Who dreamed that you would be a visible demonstration of who He is! He longs to show Himself strong on your behalf. He longs to let you be a person who makes real and tangible the mighty power of God! Will you let Him?