The Final Word


Read Isaiah 22:22 and Revelation 3:7

Four years ago, my brother John and I were waiting on a big decision from the immigration office in Chicago that was going to affect our entire life. After fleeing the civil war in Syria, coming to the U.S., and living in Milwaukee from 2014 to 2015, we still needed a final word from a judge in the immigration office to decide if we could stay in the United States or not. We were waiting on a final word. That final word was so important to us, our family, and our friends who we do life with everyday.

When I reflect on the verses of Isaiah 22:22 and Revelation 3:7 and look at the words, “what he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open,” I know that God is in control and Jesus always has the final word. He has the final word because the authority is in His hands.

But sometimes life takes us on a crazy journey and we find ourselves facing decision-making moments that we never expected. John and I never expected to have to leave our home and come to a new country, with a language we barely knew, to a city we had never heard of. Maybe your decision-making moments are not as life-changing as that, but we all find ourselves in places or situations where we have to make decisions. Whether at work, or at home, life can sometimes seem like a series of decisions.

I want to encourage you today that Jesus has the final word over our lives and over our decisions because the authority was given to Him from the beginning. He is in control over our lives and circumstances. Trust Him. He has given us Himself and He cares about the smallest details in our lives. He has the final word. Like Psalm 37:5-6 says,“Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun.”

Are you willing today to give Him full control and trust that He knows what’s best for you? Are you willing to surrender everything and rest in His arms knowing that He has got it?

DIG DEEPER:

  • What is a decision you’re waiting to make or a decision you’re waiting on? Is there any area of your life in which you feel “stuck”? Give these things to Jesus and let Him have the final word. All power is His and in Him every being moves. Cast your burdens on Him (Matthew 11:28-30) and trust in Him to bring you peace.

written by Michal Chabo


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