“The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen” (Rev.22:21)
Lord Jesus, it’s not just the last verse in the Bible, but (Rev.22:21) is the first, middle, and last word spoken throughout the history of the world and the entirety of our personal stories. The one thing we can count on every year, 24/7, in every place and circumstance is your grace. All hype and hyperbole aside, your grace is the most certain, inexhaustible, necessary, and glorious reality we will ever experience in life and eternity.
This is true because grace isn’t a “something” but a “Someone.” Jesus you are the personification of God’s grace—the incarnation and essence of perfect love, sacrificial redemption, total restoration. Before you entered the world on our behalf, you created the cosmos as an act of sovereign grace. Nothing exists apart from you (Col.1:15-17), and you sustain everything by the power of your word (Heb.1:3). Gravity depends on you just like grace is defined by you.
When you were born, “grace appeared” (Tit.2:11). To be saved by grace is to be saved 100% by you, Jesus (2 Cor.8:9). The law came through Moses, but “grace and truth” came through you; and from your fullness, we continue to receive “grace upon grace” (Jn.1:16-17). You “give more grace” (James 4:11) because we need more grace. Life and heaven will always be about more of you, Jesus.
To receive “sufficient grace” (2Cor.12:9) is to get all of you we need in any and every situation. You are the whole armor of God (Eph.6:10-18) we wear, and the Divine Warrior who fights and prevails on our behalf. You don’t just give us life; you are our very life and only hope of glory (Col.3:1-4). Thank you, Jesus. Thank you. So Very Amen.
