"Always- Perpetually, Incessantly, At Any And Every Time"

"....I am with you always, even to the end of the age."  (Matthew 28:20b--NIV)

Most of what we read of the global news is not good.  It can test a person's faith and courage.  Sure, there are little "feel good" stories every day, but the trend of the human race is downward. I have referred to Winston Churchill's statement before, "Man has improved himself every way except morally."  The worst atrocities in man's short history did not occur in the so-called "Dark Ages."  They have occurred in my life time, and, if you believe the last Book of the Bible, because man rejects "The Way" for his way, the worst is yet to come for a humanity without Jesus Christ. 

But for those whose faith is Jesus Christ, faith and courage and great hope can be found today in our text.  "I am with you always."  The word translated in our English text, "always," actually comes from three words in the Greek text. Here is some of the idea of the word--- "perpetually, incessantly, invariably, at any and every time, something to be repeated, all the days, in all days."  If that is not enough assurance, Jesus then adds, literally, "to the consummation of the age," which most believe to mean, "until I return." 

I am not negative.  I am a realist.  You and I can be realists because of Jesus Christ.  He states the reality of the human heart and condition, then offers a way "out," His Way, His Very Person.  I cannot say it enough--- Cling to Jesus, trust in Jesus; "Let us fix our eyes on Jesus."  Of course we do not see Jesus with our physical eyes, but keep your thoughts on Jesus, in His Word, in worship, in service; "And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him."  This will keep you from the fear and discouragement of the world, and impart great faith and courage------------------- until He returns to take you to Himself.

Father, in Jesus' Name, I rejoice in Your, "Always."  Amen.
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