I Am Alpha and Omega

 Evening Devotion

DECEMBER 6

 

I am Alpha and Omega,

Revelation 1:8

 
This is the Saviour’s testimony to his own dignity and glory.
 
He takes the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, 

  which enclose and include all the rest and says, 

       “I am Alpha and Omega.”
 
These letters form the words which reveal and make known facts, 

   Jesus is the great manifester of God.
 
By him the divine nature and perfections are brought to light.
 
These letters include all that is necessary for communication, 

  among all who use the tongue.
 
Jesus is the All-sufficient One.
 
He possesses in himself salvation, consolation, and glorification.
 
He comprehends in himself 

  all wisdom and knowledge, 

  all worth and wealth, 

  all time and eternity.
 
He is the source and end of salvation.
 
From him it flows, and he is the centre round which it revolves.
 
To be all this he must be God.
 
He is naturally, essentially, and eternally divine.
 
He includes in himself all that is great, good, and glorious; 

  therefore believers are never weary of hearing of him, 

      or speaking his praise.
 
In him sinners will find all they need.
 
Sweet view of Jesus this, 

  four times in this book does he take this title, 

      therefore we should often dwell upon it and profit by it.
 

When o’er the word my eye is cast,

There Jesus is the first and last,

And all the blessings there made known,

Their Alpha and Omega own.

 
James Smith