God's Final Word

I remember when I was a little boy, and my brother and I would get into an argument.  We would bicker, sometimes fight, and always hold our meaningless positions on the subject until ... until Dad spoke.  When Dad spoke, it didn't really matter which of us thought we were right.  It didn't matter which of us had the moral high ground.  It just didn't matter.  Because when Dad spoke, the final word had been announced, and that is what held the day.

We live in a society with lots of opinions.  Which 'side' is right?  Whose argument is the most compelling?  Who has the most votes?  What is most popular?  Does anyone ask, what does 'Dad' say?

There is a beautiful Michael Card song called "The Final Word."  One line says, "His final word was Jesus, He needed no other one!"  What is our response?  Jeremiah 7:27 predicts a day of societal deafness.  "Tell them all of this, but do not expect them to listen.  Shout your warnings, but do not expect them to respond!" Are we in that day?

Here are some thoughts about God's (Dad's) final word (from the Magnificat, Luke 1:46-55):

1. God notices the lowly, and how they live, especially His servants (v:48);

2. God speaks great things into existence for those who serve Him (v:49);

3. God is merciful to those who fear Him (v:50);

4. God has (and will) scatter the haughty (v:51);

5. God has (and will) exalt the humble (v:52);

6. God gives the hungry good things (v:53);

7. God remembers His servants (v:54);

8. God doesn't forget His covenant (v:55).

God's promise is the personification of love, light, and life to the world.  He has spoken through His word, His son, and His Spirit ... and our petty opinions and arguments really (in the overall scheme of history) don't matter.  As "Dad" spoke at the Transfiguration (Matthew 17:5), "This is my Son whom I love, with Him I am well pleased ... listen to Him!"  AMEN