Only the Beginning
Now Think On This
Steve Martin
“The end of something
is better than its beginning, so the patient are better than the proud.” (Ecclesiastes
7:8, Complete Jewish Bible)
There are times the Lord
will give me a word that I “hear” in my head, and I know He has something for
me to share in writing. At other times I will ask Him for a word, and then He
tells me. This time He gave me the words, “Only the beginning.”
Now I know that that is in the lyrics of the song Beginnings, sung by the band Chicago in the 1970’s. But I don’t think it has anything to do with that. I believe
there is something else the Lord wants to speak at this time.
My sense is that there
are some of us, myself included at times, who may think our “assignment”,
whether it be on a job, in a particular situation we have been in for a period,
or even near the completion of this life, is done. We get the feeling that it
is over, the season has passed, and now it is time to move on. For some it may be
we are wanting it over, out of discouragement or disappointment. We may really
hope it is.
That may be true. That
aspect of your life, or mine, may be done. But it does not mean that our long
term purpose and plan of the Lord is over. It may be it is only the beginning
of something new; the next challenge we are to face and be as a conqueror in and
through it. We may be close to finishing the one assignment. We have gone
through it in preparation for the next.
When I meditate on the
ways of the Lord, and read of His actions in the many lives of the biblical
characters, I find peace and hope that He fully knows the beginning and the end
for each of us. As we put our trust in Him, we can be certain that what may
have been seen as bad will prove in the end to be good.
The Word does say
clearly, “And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to
those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. For those
whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His
Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren; and these whom He
predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and
these whom He justified, He also glorified.” (Romans 8:28-30, NASU)
When I consider the
works of His hands, such as how a mountain stream begins as a small trickle and
gathers momentum as it works its way down the slope, I am confident of this. Those
things which may seem unimportant at first, due to lack of size or
notice, will one day be the full, finished product the Maker had in
mind all along.
Look at how many times a
large corporation “started off in the garage” of its founder.
Whether you are hoping
to finish something now in your life, and glad it is almost over, or just
beginning something new, be reassured that the Lord has promised to be with you
every step along the way. In good and in bad, in sickness and in health, our
Bridegroom will remain steadfast to see us through. He has promised to be
there, from the beginning to the end.
Now think on this,
Steve Martin
Founder
Love For His People,
Inc.
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