The first day and last day is a full circle in an individual’s life. We love beginnings. The beginning of a month is encouraging for the employed as one receives their salary, the beginning of school/college life, a new venture, a new job are all exciting phases in life. However, the last day of anything in life brings in varied emotions ranging from nostalgia to disappointment depending on the situation. In a year 1stJanuary and 31st December are a repetitive cycle. How we plan to begin it and finish the year is something to ponder on. Theoretically sound advice and mental models can help but facing situations practically can be so different. Beginning well and keeping the right momentum can lead a person to finish well. We live once on this earth, but this is not the end. According to the Biblical perspective the end for us in this world is a new beginning in the godly realm.
Biblical explanation is the most satisfying and logically compatible worldview. Since it is not a mythical tale, history, science and archeology find the best possible explanation in the matter of creation, purpose of existence, matter of morality, matter of life and death, and afterlife. Your beginning, I mean your birth, is a miracle and then you don’t die to be reborn as another creature. This is a reason the Bible states that we are God’s masterpiece. As God’s masterpiece humans are made in His image as described in the creation story. Therefore, how you plan your beginning for a better end, and a new beginning for eternal existence matters.
The reason we are even discussing this is because of Jesus Christ. His resurrection defeated the power of death over us. He rose again defeating death. I am excited to talk about this topic because it gives me hope after death. Jesus raised from the dead a person named Lazarus which is recorded in the Bible. The narration goes that it was already after four days since Lazarus was laid in the tomb. Jesus came on the fourth day and saw his sisters weeping and wailing the loss of their brother. The finality of their brother’s absence brought in many questions among which was “Couldn’t he who opened the blind man’s eyes also have kept them man from dying?” This is a great testimony about Jesus where people have witnessed Jesus doing one after another miracles by healing people from all kinds of sickness.
In human history the gods of religions are sought and worshipped because of the power they had to kill and destroy their enemies, but Jesus was powerful in giving life, raising people from the dead. Jesus assures Lazarus’ sisters that their brother will rise again. Martha, one of his sisters replied, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day” (John 11:23-24 Bible). Jesus immediately calls Lazarus from outside the shut tomb and raises him from the dead. Now we learn two things here from this story, that there is a resurrection in the last day where all are going to rise again after our death and will live for eternity. All who believed in Jesus and received forgiveness from their sins will enter heaven to live with Jesus forever and ever. Some want to reject the claims of Jesus stating He is foreign God. You have a choice to believe or reject Him but what if this is true and you miss the truth all your life. Your beginning this year is the opportunity to know this Jesus Christ better and be assured of eternity with God. You may find a New Testament online Bible to read His story and all that He said and did. To have a better beginning and a great end, Jesus is the only way to the true God. A way to find hope in this life and live with God with no end.
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