Revelation 1:8 8“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord…
The doctor has just told you that you have an incurable
disease. The X-rays and blood tests confirm it. Your worst
fears have come true and you feel like your future has been
sealed.
My friend, the doctor’s report is not final. Jesus declares
to you, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the
End.” (Revelation 1:8) He has the first word as well as the
final word in your situation. The experts and medical reports
don’t!
Alpha and omega are the first and last letters of the Greek
alphabet. But Jesus did not speak Greek. He spoke Aramaic or
Hebrew. So He would have said, “I am the Aleph and the
Tav.” Aleph and tav are the first and
last letters of the Hebrew alphabet. So what Jesus is
declaring to us is this: “I have the first word in your
situation. And I have the final word in your situation!”
Each Hebrew letter has a corresponding picture.
Interestingly, aleph is associated with an ox and tav,
a cross. Together, they make up a beautiful picture of what
Jesus did for us — He is the sacrificial “animal” on the
cross. It was for us that He suffered, bled and died.
When Jesus hung on the cross, He took our infirmities and
bore our sicknesses. (Matthew 8:17) That is why your sickness
does not have the final word in your life. Jesus does, because
He took your sickness upon His body and paid for your healing
with His blood.
When Jesus hung on the cross, He took our curse. (Galatians
3:13) We were supposed to be cursed because of our sins, but
He took our place and the curse fell on Him. Today, we take
His place and His blessings fall on us!
So why settle for the curse of sickness or even poverty when
the price for your healing and provision has been paid by
Jesus? Sickness and poverty do not have the final word in your
life. Jesus does because He redeemed you from every curse!
Beloved, when man says that it is impossible, Jesus says that
it is possible. The Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the
End, has the final word in your situation!
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