“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.”
—Revelation 22:13
“Yes, ma’am. I will get those oxygen tanks out to your dad’s apartment tomorrow morning.” The serviceman promised to deliver the portable oxygen tanks for my elderly father on Saturday morning, but Saturday came and went, and the serviceman never arrived.
Day in and day out, we’re faced with broken promises, broken people, and a broken world. Again and again, our needs and expectations fail to be met. The frustration this triggers can easily cause us to tumble into sin and stress, which harms our intricate, sensitive human vessels. But in the heat of our emotions, the still, small voice of God is beckoning us to push the reset button in our brains.
Beloved, heed and respond to God’s still, small voice within today. Stepping back from broken situations to get His viewpoint equips us to rule our spirits. Focusing on the small details of our daily lives frustrates and causes us to sin. Father wants us to see from His broader view. When we get His perspective, we no longer see the frustrating details that were causing us to lose our way. We trust that the Lord sees both the beginning and the end and knows how to steer us safely to His desired destination.
When the serviceman never arrived with the oxygen tanks for my dad, I heeded the Lord’s still, small voice and stepped back to see from God’s perspective. I saw that I am in the end times, where brokenness prevails, and I remembered Father’s faithfulness in the past. I knew He would work all things in my life together for good, and I laughed at the enemy, knowing he would not prevail in my life. Trusting in Father’s care, I had mercy on the imperfect people involved in the medical system and looked to the Lord for His way through the complications keeping me from my goal. As I responded to Father’s still, small voice, peace and joy replaced my frustration and anger.
Today you’ll face challenging situations that will test you. But heeding that small inner voice to step back and see from the view of our Alpha and Omega will transform your thoughts, emotions, and responses so you will end up at His desired destination.
Thank You for Your voice that breaks into my world today, Lord. You know the end from the beginning. Release Your heart and vision into me. Equip me to recalculate my steps in accordance with Your will. Steer me safely to my destination in You.
Cynthia Schneider, From Passover to Pentecost (Lake Mary, FL: Charisma House, 2021), Used by permission.
