The instructions of the Lord are perfect,
….reviving the soul.
The decrees of the Lord are trustworthy,
….making wise the simple.
The commandments of the Lord are right,
….bringing joy to the heart.
The commands of the Lord are clear,
….giving insight for living. Psalm 19:7-8 (NLT)

Isn’t this Psalm beautiful? Isn’t it uplifting and inspirational? Yes, but…

The next portion of scripture from Luke 11 points out things we need to hear. But…

Tonight, I come before You, Father, and my mind is blank… Today was not what any of us had anticipated, full of twists and turns. What we encountered we handled as if it were routine but, if anything is running through my blankness, it is that.

It was by no means the worst thing that could have happened. But it wasn’t necessarily good either. It was just another part of the puzzle of life. Another piece. Another day.

What is rolling over in my mind is, what we would do if we didn’t have each other? You have placed us all here, where we are. Most of us have someone – family or a friend. Quite often strangers will step in the gap to help us out.

But by far the biggest help of all is being able to have You as the piece of our puzzles that brings everything together. It’s like You are the celebratory last piece of the puzzle of life. But what is totally awesome about You and our relationship with You is that You are the Alpha and Omega!

For those of us who don’t know what those words mean (and a reminder for us that do!), Alpha and Omega are the first and the last letters in the Greek alphabet

In Revelation 22:13 Jesus tells us,

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End [the Eternal One].” (AMP)

I have worked on quite a few puzzles in my lifetime. I have an aunt who has put together 100s of them! It is one of her favorite pastimes. I realize that part of the fun of assembling puzzles is the placing of each piece in its place and the excitement of seeing it, bit by bit, coming together. But the sense of accomplishment comes when that last piece is put into place. The sense of completion! The ability to feel that a job has been well done. Seeing the final product before you and having total comprehension of the “big picture”.

When we ask Jesus to be a part of our lives – being He is the First and the Last – we have the beginning and the end all in one. We have a sense of completion in the middle of putting everything together one piece at a time. We received the acknowledgment of a job well done throughout life. And though we may not be able to see the “big picture”, He can and eagerly leads us along each and every day!

June 29th, 2020, Mon, 9:20 pm