The Author and Finisher

"looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith."     Hebrews 12:2    NKJV

Jesus is the author and finisher of our faith, in fact, as we place Him in the first place of our life, He is the author and finisher of our lives. We could almost have a dialogue with Him that goes something like this:

'(Us)  'Yes, I know that, I've read the book.'

(Jesus) 'Yes, that is true, but I wrote it and, you are in it and will be there at the end.'

(Us)  'Yes Lord, but..'

(Jesus)  'But nothing, you're in the book'.

(Us)  'Yes Lord, but I can't do this.'

(Jesus) 'You can because I know you can, and I wrote the ending of the book that you feature in'.

(Us)  'But I keep letting You down'.

(Jesus'  'Do you? I haven't noticed because every time you ask forgiveness, I choose to forget'.

This dialogue could go on for many pages but, the fact remains that if Jesus is our Lord and Saviour, He paid the price of our sin and placed our names in His book and declared us not guilty. Philippians 1:6 tells us: 'being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.' Jesus is the author and finisher - the source and perfecter - the completer.

As we keep our eyes on Him, He will enable us to persevere through our development and reach our destiny. How did Jesus reach the finish line of His race? 'Who for the joy that was set before Him, endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God' v2. DON'T GROW WEARY AND GIVE UP. LOOK UP!

In the beginning, God had a plan and put it into action. Jesus wrote the book (the Bible), and the Holy Spirit edited it and still does this because it is a Living Word. The most wonderful thing of all, is that you, yes you, have your name written in the Lamb's book of life if you have accepted Jesus as your Lord. Therefore, stop saying you can't do this and that won't happen. Start confessing Jesus as Lord and living joyfully because you have a place reserved in Heaven. 

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