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hen you were little, your mom and dad taught you a song. My parents taught me the same one. And after you learned this song, you knew your ABCs.
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Later, you learned how to recognize letters and how combinations of letters formed words.You learned to read groups of words, and books, more books, and bigger books. For twelve long years, you practiced using those letters that Mom and Dad first taught you so long ago. Now school is coming to an end, and it’s time to decide what to do with all those good things that the Lord put into you. Do you continue learning more about those letters and how to use them, or do you put those letters to good use in a job? Do you do both? What would Jesus want you to do? Those ABCs you learned can help us answer that. Jesus learned His alphabet just like you learned yours. Well, He probably didn’t learn His ABCs in a song. His parents probably taught Jesus His alpha, beta, and gammas.The Greek alphabet that Jesus would’ve learned is similar to ours, but doesn’t end in Z but in the little letter omega. Jesus knew His alphabet so well that three times in the Book of Revelation He says,“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end.”Three times He reminds us that He is the beginning of all things and the end of all things. He’s the A, and He’s the Z. But what does Jesus want you to do? I don’t know.You shouldn’t worry about that either.That’s the last thing Jesus wants you to worry about. He doesn’t want you to be afraid, to worry, or to fret about the future. He has died for you. He has taken upon Himself every last thing that could ever make you afraid. He has paid for your sin. He died your death. And the power of the devil? He even defeated the devil on the cross.
His cross shines through everything in your life— even your life after graduation. He is the beginning. He is the end. He’s every letter in between too. Every step you take is taken as one who bears His name that was put on you in Baptism. He’s right there. He’s walked those steps for you. He’s lived your life and even died the death that your life deserved. He is, He was, and is to come. So whatever you do, you do as one for whom Christ has died. Go to school! He’s your Lord there. Go to work! He’s your Lord in the workplace too. If you were to decide to fish every day for the rest of your life, He’d be with you.That’s what your Baptism says. Sure, you could go and turn from Him and decide to waste your life.You can walk away and see how it goes for you on your own. It might go well for a bit. But in the end, when Omega comes, you will find that running from Him will only get what you deserve. But the Alpha and Omega will run after you. He has a way of doing that. I ran from Him, and He was faithful to His Name. He’s faithful to His Name put on you too. Don’t you see the freedom that you have in Christ? In Christ you are truly free to do whatever you want to do. He put His Name on you in Baptism, and He’s with you. Whatever you choose, whatever you do, wherever you go,
