The BIG Picture (Shorts)

John.1:1: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” This verse establishes the absolute deity and pre-existence of Jesus Christ. Before anything was created, the Word already existed in perfect fellowship with the Father. He is not a created being, nor did He become God at some point in time; He has always been God. When we look at scripture through a rightly divided lens, we recognise that the One who later walked the earth to offer the Kingdom to Israel is the very same eternal Creator. This same Saviour accomplished our redemption on the cross, as revealed in the gospel of grace. Understanding His eternal nature gives us complete assurance. The work of salvation is secure because it was accomplished by God Himself in human flesh. When you trust in His finished work, you rest in the unchanging authority of the eternal Word who rules over all history. Learning Point:   Our salvation is eternally secure because the Saviour who redeemed us is ...

The human mind struggles to grasp a God who exists beyond time. We prefer a God who reacts to our “now,” yet Revelation 1:8 calls us higher—to the absolute self-sufficiency of the Eternal One. When He declares Himself the “beginning and the ending,” He is not marking points on a timeline. He is asserting that He has no origin and no expiration. He does not “become” God as history unfolds; He is the Author who has already finished the book while we are still turning the first page. To honour Him as Alpha and Omega is to stop treating life as a series of accidents God must constantly repair. His purposes are not shaped by our circumstances; our circumstances are allowed by His purposes. As Colossians 1:17 confirms, “And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.” This is true authority: He is the “was” of heritage, the “is” of present struggle, and the “is to come” of eternal hope. The weight of “The Almighty” must be felt with holy fear. No power exists apart from His ...