The Beginning of The End – Hope For The Best

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The Beginning of The End - Hope For The Best

The Beginning of The End – Hope For The Best, is exactly not what the Christian does when staring down the Last Day.

No Fear

We do not need to fear the Last Judgment because we do not need to say a word.  Jesus speaks for us.  He steps in our place and does not deny the wrongs that we have done.  When the book is opened and read, we will stand speechless while he admits to the sins we committed and acknowledge that he’s already taken the punishment for them.   We will stand guiltless on the Last Day because Jesus was declared guilty.  We will inherit a crown of glory because Jesus hung on the cross of shame.  We do not hide from our sin, rather we confess them because Jesus promises to forgive them.

How The Game Ends

In 1980 the USA hockey team defeated the Soviet Union 4-3.  Maybe some of you remember that.  I was four.  I don’t remember the event, but I spoke to people who do – colleagues who watch that game.  They couldn’t for whatever reason watch it live, they knew what the outcome was, but it was still nerve racking watching those last ten minutes of the game until they finally won.

Dear friends you know how the game end.  You know the final score.  So why are you nervous?  It’s because you and I are hopelessly sinful, but we don’t hope for the best.  We know that God has forgiven us in Jesus, but those last ten minutes can be hard to watch, right?  What’s taking so long, God!

God Is Not Slow

God is not slow as some understand slowness.  The Ancient of Days is patient and merciful.  He gives us a time of grace because John Allen Muhammad and John Lee Malvo are one of the countless hundred million forgiven souls that will stand before God, right next to me.  The sad fact is some reject the gift of God.  That doesn’t make our God any less loving or forgiving.  The Ancient of Days will not condemn you for Jesus’ sake.  Welcome the Last Day.  Unless God calls you home first, it will be the day you go to heaven.

Want to hear more?  Watch this week’s message taken from Daniel 7, The Beginning of The End – Hope For The Best.

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