Something More

I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.

Revelation 22:13 (CEV)

Something in us longs for more. Something has to be out there, beyond us and what we see. There’s got to be more to this life than the pleasure we can get out of it. More than just work-work-work for things that are gone in a breath. There’s got to be something more solid than your current feelings.

Something in us tells us there must be a God. Not a god of our making or dreaming. Not one that can be tricked or manipulated. Not one that is just a genie to grant wishes. Not one that has grown old or is running out of strength.

The Bible tells us about a God who exists beyond our timeline, beyond our limitations. His ways are beyond our understanding. Without God, we are tossed about by our every whim. We cannot discover the true purpose and meaning of life though we might always be in pursuit of meaning. We are without standard, without truth, without an anchor.

But when we believe in the God of the Bible—the one true God—we see he is the beginning and the end. He never loses power or is handicapped by time. He is above and beyond all of us, yet he is right next to us wanting to be close. We can hold on to him through all the changes in our lives.

SPIRITUAL FITNESS TRAINING

The infinity symbol often symbolizes eternity since it is without a beginning or end. Draw one on some paper or a journal and write today’s Scripture verse along its shape. As you do, thank God for who he is—the beginning and the end.

INSPIRATION

“If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world.”

—C. S. Lewis, author of many books including The Chronicles of Narnia

KEEP IT GOING

Related passages: These additional verses will help you expand Scriptural knowledge and place on the armor of God’s Word to tackle each day. Swipe to read the passages today.

Psalm 90:2

Isaiah 57:15

1 Timothy 1:17

Jude 1:24–25