Monday, May 13, 2024

Reflection - Walking With Christ - The Final Hour Is Ours

Source (book): "Making All Things New", 52 Reflections to Challenge the Way You Live, Chapter 20, "The Final Hour Is Ours", Page 110.
By Robert M. Solomon, Bishop of the Methodist Church in Singapore from 2000 - 2012


 If someone is reading a mystery novel you have already read, you are not supposed to tell him how the story ends.PHOTO: If someone is reading a mystery novel you have already read, you are not supposed to tell him how the story ends. Rather, you are expected to let him enjoy every twist and turn of the story. As far as literary enjoyment goes, that is fine.

In real life, however, things can feel quite different when you are personally involved in such a story. There is a human desire to know the future and how the story ends, hence the demand for fortune tellers and their like. Underlying this is not merely human curiosity but also human anxiety. It is difficult living with the prospect of a bleak future.

Towards the end of His earthly ministry, Jesus showed His disciples the immediate future, revealing with increasing clarity that He would soon be killed. He also predicted that His disciples would betray and deny Him and be scattered. If His disciples had only listened carefully, they would have apprehended the nightmare about to begin. Perhaps they sensed it somehow. Without fully understanding what Jesus meant, their more perceptive visceral alarm (the ways people feel sensations in their bodies) went off. They must have felt a vague discomfort at what they heard. Their racing pulses, sweaty palms, pale-faces - on these were written their inner anxiety about the future.

Seeing this, Jesus reassured them, "Do not let your hearts be troubled," He said. "You believe in God; believe also in me" (John 14:1). Jesus explained that while He would leave them, He would not abandon them. He promised to send the Holy Spirit to live in them. While life would be difficult - "the prince of this world is coming" (John 14:30), they were to be calm: "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you . . . Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid" (John 14:27).

After Jesus was crucified, dead, and entombed, the anxiety of the disciples must have skyrocketed. Their future had crumbled in the sinful hands of an angry crowd. They had come to the end of the book, a promising story that ended tragically - or so it seemed.

Then Jesus, risen from the dead, appeared to them. The book that had been shut was opened again with new joy. The story had not ended after all. The cross was not the final full stop but only a comma. Jesus greeted then: "Peace be with you." They were, unsurprisingly, startled. So Jesus asked: "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds?" (Luke 24:36-38). Somehow, this conversation seems to pick up where John 14 left off, before Jesus was crucified. Clearly, the disciples had not fully understood what the Lord had been trying to tell them.

But this time was different. The disciples had encountered the risen Christ. It was the dawn of a new day, a decisive twist in their stories. As they remembered all that Jesus had taught - divine forgiveness, new birth, eternal life, God's kingdom - they began to see trace of a larger story. Their own stories were woven and stitched into that story. They began to understand how that story began and how it would end. They realised that they were part of a story larger than themselves, and this changed them. They marched into the dark night, certain that their journey would end with a new dawn. As changed men, they changed the world.

Two thousand years have come and gone. History has run and stumbled, twisted and turned. Billions of personal stories ripple in the winds of time, each encompassing untold joys, dreams, and pain. Each of us has a story to tell. We greet each new day wondering how our story would change and how it would end. How long more before our story becomes a fleeting grain in the sands of time?

It is one thing to follow a story in a book. It is another thing to exist within an unfolding story. Who knows where the story would lead?

The Bible tells us how history will end. Jesus is coming again, and with Him a new heaven and new earth. There will be no more death, no more tears, no more pain. The old order would be no more (Revelation 21-22).

If you belong to Jesus Christ, His story becomes the vehicle for your story. The uncertainty of your fragile story can ride on the certainty of His story. His story gives our stories stability and hope. The final hour of history will be the Lord's. He has the final say. If we belong to Him, that final hour belongs to us also.

At the beginning of every new year, who can tell what the immediate future holds? What "breaking news" will break our hearts? What will the headlines say this year? What will make us laugh or cry, or angry or sad? What will tomorrow bring? Each new day is full of uncertainty. And that can make one anxious.

The uncertain immediate future must be lived in light of the certain final hour. For the follower of Christ, the promise of glory marks the story's end. Christ invites us into His life, gathering our little stories into His glorious story. When we do so, we can turn every corner of time with peace and graceful poise (composed and self-assured manner).

To be baptised, to be united with Christ and made a part of His body, is to share in His destiny, is to be part of His story. Let us live our uncertain days in the story of our shepherd. In Him, the final hour is ours.

And, paraphrasing German Lutheran pastor Helmut Thielicke [1a], if the final hour is ours, why be anxious over the next minute?
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If someone is reading a mystery novel you have already read, you are not supposed to tell him how the story ends. Rather, you are expected to let him enjoy every twist and turn of the story. As far as literary enjoyment goes, that is fine.


 If someone is reading a mystery novel you have already read, you are not supposed to tell him how the story ends.PHOTO: If someone is reading a mystery novel you have already read, you are not supposed to tell him how the story ends. Rather, you are expected to let him enjoy every twist and turn of the story. As far as literary enjoyment goes, that is fine.
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In real life, however, things can feel quite different when you are personally involved in such a story. There is a human desire to know the future and how the story ends, hence the demand for fortune tellers and their like. Underlying this is not merely human curiosity but also human anxiety. It is difficult living with the prospect of a bleak future.


 In real life, however, things can feel quite different when you are personally involved in such a story.PHOTO: In real life, however, things can feel quite different when you are personally involved in such a story. There is a human desire to know the future and how the story ends, hence the demand for fortune tellers and their like. Underlying this is not merely human curiosity but also human anxiety. It is difficult living with the prospect of a bleak future.
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Towards the end of His earthly ministry, Jesus showed His disciples the immediate future, revealing with increasing clarity that He would soon be killed. He also predicted that His disciples would betray and deny Him and be scattered. If His disciples had only listened carefully, they would have apprehended the nightmare about to begin. Perhaps they sensed it somehow. Without fully understanding what Jesus meant, their more perceptive visceral alarm (the ways people feel sensations in their bodies) went off. They must have felt a vague discomfort at what they heard. Their racing pulses, sweaty palms, pale-faces - on these were written their inner anxiety about the future.


 Towards the end of His earthly ministry, Jesus showed His disciples the immediate future, revealing with increasing clarity that He would soon be killed.PHOTO: Towards the end of His earthly ministry, Jesus showed His disciples the immediate future, revealing with increasing clarity that He would soon be killed. He also predicted that His disciples would betray and deny Him and be scattered. If His disciples had only listened carefully, they would have apprehended the nightmare about to begin. Perhaps they sensed it somehow. Without fully understanding what Jesus meant, their more perceptive visceral alarm (the ways people feel sensations in their bodies) went off. They must have felt a vague discomfort at what they heard. Their racing pulses, sweaty palms, pale-faces - on these were written their inner anxiety about the future.
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Seeing this, Jesus reassured them, "Do not let your hearts be troubled," He said. "You believe in God; believe also in me" (John 14:1). Jesus explained that while He would leave them, He would not abandon them. He promised to send the Holy Spirit to live in them. While life would be difficult - "the prince of this world is coming" (John 14:30), they were to be calm: "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you . . . Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid" (John 14:27).


 Seeing this, Jesus reassured themPHOTO: Seeing this, Jesus reassured them, "Do not let your hearts be troubled," He said. "You believe in God; believe also in me" (John 14:1). Jesus explained that while He would leave them, He would not abandon them. He promised to send the Holy Spirit to live in them. While life would be difficult - "the prince of this world is coming" (John 14:30), they were to be calm: "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you . . . Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid" (John 14:27).
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After Jesus was crucified, dead, and entombed, the anxiety of the disciples must have skyrocketed. Their future had crumbled in the sinful hands of an angry crowd. They had come to the end of the book, a promising story that ended tragically - or so it seemed.

Then Jesus, risen from the dead, appeared to them. The book that had been shut was opened again with new joy. The story had not ended after all. The cross was not the final full stop but only a comma. Jesus greeted then: "Peace be with you." They were, unsurprisingly, startled. So Jesus asked: "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds?" (Luke 24:36-38). Somehow, this conversation seems to pick up where John 14 left off, before Jesus was crucified. Clearly, the disciples had not fully understood what the Lord had been trying to tell them.


 Then Jesus, risen from the dead, appeared to them.PHOTO: Then Jesus, risen from the dead, appeared to them. The book that had been shut was opened again with new joy. The story had not ended after all. The cross was not the final full stop but only a comma. Jesus greeted then: "Peace be with you." They were, unsurprisingly, startled. So Jesus asked: "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds?" (Luke 24:36-38). Somehow, this conversation seems to pick up where John 14 left off, before Jesus was crucified. Clearly, the disciples had not fully understood what the Lord had been trying to tell them.
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But this time was different. The disciples had encountered the risen Christ. It was the dawn of a new day, a decisive twist in their stories. As they remembered all that Jesus had taught - divine forgiveness, new birth, eternal life, God's kingdom - they began to see trace of a larger story. Their own stories were woven and stitched into that story. They began to understand how that story began and how it would end. They realised that they were part of a story larger than themselves, and this changed them. They marched into the dark night, certain that their journey would end with a new dawn. As changed men, they changed the world.

Two thousand years have come and gone. History has run and stumbled, twisted and turned. Billions of personal stories ripple in the winds of time, each encompassing untold joys, dreams, and pain. Each of us has a story to tell. We greet each new day wondering how our story would change and how it would end. How long more before our story becomes a fleeting grain in the sands of time?


 But this time was different.PHOTO: But this time was different. The disciples had encountered the risen Christ. It was the dawn of a new day, a decisive twist in their stories. As they remembered all that Jesus had taught - divine forgiveness, new birth, eternal life, God's kingdom - they began to see trace of a larger story. Their own stories were woven and stitched into that story. They began to understand how that story began and how it would end. They realised that they were part of a story larger than themselves, and this changed them. They marched into the dark night, certain that their journey would end with a new dawn. As changed men, they changed the world.
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It is one thing to follow a story in a book. It is another thing to exist within an unfolding story. Who knows where the story would lead?

The Bible tells us how history will end. Jesus is coming again, and with Him a new heaven and new earth. There will be no more death, no more tears, no more pain. The old order would be no more (Revelation 21-22).

If you belong to Jesus Christ, His story becomes the vehicle for your story. The uncertainty of your fragile story can ride on the certainty of His story. His story gives our stories stability and hope. The final hour of history will be the Lord's. He has the final say. If we belong to Him, that final hour belongs to us also.


 The Bible tells us how history will end. Jesus is coming again, and with Him a new heaven and new earth.PHOTO: The Bible tells us how history will end. Jesus is coming again, and with Him a new heaven and new earth. There will be no more death, no more tears, no more pain. The old order would be no more (Revelation 21-22).
If you belong to Jesus Christ, His story becomes the vehicle for your story. The uncertainty of your fragile story can ride on the certainty of His story. His story gives our stories stability and hope. The final hour of history will be the Lord's. He has the final say. If we belong to Him, that final hour belongs to us also.
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At the beginning of every new year, who can tell what the immediate future holds? What "breaking news" will break our hearts? What will the headlines say this year? What will make us laugh or cry, or angry or sad? What will tomorrow bring? Each new day is full of uncertainty. And that can make one anxious.

The uncertain immediate future must be lived in light of the certain final hour. For the follower of Christ, the promise of glory marks the story's end. Christ invites us into His life, gathering our little stories into His glorious story. When we do so, we can turn every corner of time with peace and graceful poise (composed and self-assured manner).


 The uncertain immediate future must be lived in light of the certain final hour.PHOTO: The uncertain immediate future must be lived in light of the certain final hour. For the follower of Christ, the promise of glory marks the story's end. Christ invites us into His life, gathering our little stories into His glorious story. When we do so, we can turn every corner of time with peace and graceful poise (composed and self-assured manner).
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To be baptised, to be united with Christ and made a part of His body, is to share in His destiny, is to be part of His story. Let us live our uncertain days in the story of our shepherd. In Him, the final hour is ours.

And, paraphrasing German Lutheran pastor Helmut Thielicke [1a], if the final hour is ours, why be anxious over the next minute?


 To be baptised, to be united with Christ and made a part of His body, is to share in His destiny, is to be part of His story.PHOTO: To be baptised, to be united with Christ and made a part of His body, is to share in His destiny, is to be part of His story. Let us live our uncertain days in the story of our shepherd. In Him, the final hour is ours.
And, paraphrasing German Lutheran pastor Helmut Thielicke [1a], if the final hour is ours, why be anxious over the next minute?
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Dear Lord
PHOTO: "Dear Lord, we pray that the uncertain immediate future be lived in light of the certain final hour. For the follower of Christ, the promise of glory marks the story's end. Christ invites us into His life, gathering our little stories into His glorious story. May we do so and turn every corner of time with peace and graceful poise.

May we be baptised, to be united with Christ and made a part of His body, to share in His destiny, to be part of His story. Let us live our uncertain days in the story of our shepherd. As in Him, the final hour is ours.

And, if the final hour is ours, we need not be anxious over the next minute.

Through Lord Jesus Christ we pray. Amen."
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Reflection - Walking With Christ - The Final Hour Is Ours
Source (book): "Making All Things New", 52 Reflections to Challenge the Way You Live, Chapter 20, "The Final Hour Is Ours", Page 110.
By Robert M. Solomon, Bishop of the Methodist Church in Singapore from 2000 - 2012



"Faithful to the end", A Preacher's Exposition of 2 Timothy, @ 2014 by Robert M. Solomon

'Faithful to the end', A Preacher's Exposition of 2 Timothy, @ 2014 by Robert M. Solomon<br>
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https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2017/06/reflection-faithful-to-end-links.html


"Finding rest for the soul" Responding to Jesus' Invitation in Matthew 11:28-29, © 2016 by Robert M. Solomon

Reflection - Finding rest for the soul (Links)
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https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2018/10/reflection-finding-rest-for-soul-links.html


"God in Pursuit" Lessons from the Book of Jonah, © 2016 by Robert M. Solomon

'Reflection - God in Pursuit (Links) - PART I-III, posted on Saturday, 10 August 2019
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https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2019/08/reflection-god-in-pursuit-links-part-i.html


"God in Pursuit" Lessons from the Book of Jonah, © 2016 by Robert M. Solomon

'Reflection - God in Pursuit (Links) - PART IV, posted on Saturday, 10 August 2019
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https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2019/08/reflection-god-in-pursuit-links-part-iv.html 


"Songs of Christmas", The Stories and Significance of 20 Well-Loved Carols, © 2018 by Robert M. Solomon

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https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/04/reflection-songs-of-christmas-links.html
 

"Growing Old Gracefully", Following Jesus to the End, © 2019 by Robert M. Solomon

Reflection - Growing Old Gracefully, Part I - III (Links), posted on Wednesday, 09 December 2020
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https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/12/reflection-growing-old-gracefully-part.html
 

Reflection - Growing Old Gracefully, Part IV - V (Links), posted on Thursday, 22 April 2021
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https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/12/reflection-growing-old-gracefully-part_9.html
 

"Teach Us to Number Our Days", © 2008 by David Roper

Reflection - Number Our Days, Chapter 1 - 40 (Links), posted on Tuesday, 16 November 2021
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https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2021/11/reflection-number-our-days-chapter-1-40.html
 
 
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https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2022/03/reflection-number-our-days-chapter-41.html
 
 
"He Walks with Me - Devotions for Your Caregiving Journey with God",  © 2018 by Our Daily Bread Ministries, Shelly Beach

 Reflection - He Walks with Me (Links), posted on Tuesday, 16 August 2022Reflection - He Walks with Me (Links), posted on Tuesday, 16 August 2022
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2022/08/reflection-he-walks-with-me-links.html
 

"Classic Gem: Timeless Devotions from Our Daily Bread Authors", Copyright © 2021 by Our Daily Bread Ministries

Reflection - Classic Gem, Chapter 1 - 45 (Links), posted on 03 April 2023
Reflection - Classic Gem, Chapter 1 - 45 (Links), posted on 03 April 2023
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Reflection - Classic Gem, Chapter 46 - 90 (Links), posted on
Reflection - Classic Gem, Chapter 46 - 90 (Links), posted on Tuesday, 24 October 2023
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Reference
[1] From "Making All Things New", 52 Reflections to Challenge the Way You Live, Copyright @ 2022 by Robert M. Solomon, Chapter 20, "The Final Hour Is Ours", Page 110.

[1a] Helmut Thielicke, The Silence of God, trans. G. W. Bromiley (Grand Rapid: William B. Eerdmans, 1962), 9.
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