“The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen” (Rev.22:21)
Dear Lord Jesus, we are so grateful for the Scriptures—for the Bible… God’s inspired and trustworthy Word. Never written as a book of formulas for self-salvation, or rules for earning our way into heaven, it always points us to you. For you are the hero of its 66 books, 1169 chapters, and 31,102 verses.
You are the “Yes!” and fulfillment of every promise God made. You are the fulfiller and fullness of the Bible’s prophecies—prophecies that excited both the prophets who received them and angels who pondered them (1Peter 1:10-12).
Worshipping you isn’t to be balanced with anything. Loving you too much is an impossibility. You are not an add on, addendum, or agenda item. You created the cosmos, sustain everything, and are making all things new. With humility and gladness, we declare with the apostle Paul, “to live is Christ, and to die is to gain” more of you.
So it’s only fitting that the Bible would conclude with you, Jesus, and your great and never-exhaustible grace. “The grace of the Lord Jesus be will all. Amen” Saving grace that first united us to you, Jesus, and keeps us united. Sustaining grace that supplies our every need, and even some of our “whims.” Sufficient grace for the mysteries, “too-much-ness” of life, and prayers Abba chooses to answer differently than we asked.
“Sane-ing” grace that renews our minds and gives us the perspective of eternity. And dare I put it this way, “Sweetening” grace that makes us more empathic, gentle, caring, and kind—like you. Jesus, we long to see you as you are, and be made like you (1Jn.3:1-3). Until then… Hooray and Hallelujah, you will give us “grace upon grace” (Jn.1:16). So Very Amen.
