I read. A lot! In fact, since my retirement, I read about six hours each day. I also review books and one of my pet peeves is an ending that doesn’t go with the rest of the book or one that doesn’t give enough lead in for the ending, It just sometimes seems that the author got tired of writing and just ended the book. So annoying!

One of the books that I read daily is my Bible. I am doing a devotional plan with the You Version App, so I use that to make sure that I read through the entire Bible during one year. I also read other devotionals as I need them. Anyway, I am saying this to point out that the Bible has an ending and it’s a good one, at least for those of us who call Jesus our Savior and Lord. One of the sayings that I have heard in the church is, “I’ve read the end of the Book and it’s good!” Well, I have read through the Holy Bible numerous times and it is a good ending. But it is also a sudden one, and it is not a good ending for everyone.

Sometimes I wonder if this global warming that the environmentalists keep warning about is a foreshadowing of what God has planned for the end of the earth. His wrath is real, just as real as His love. So, although this particular Scripture verse can be scary, it shouldn’t be for those of us who have found salvation in the person of the Son of God. This judgment is not for us!

Those of us who know Jesus as our Savior have been adopted into the family of God. He is our Father and He does not enslave us but frees us to be all that He created us to be. We cry out to Him and He answers us, not with wrath, but with the love of a Father for a beloved child. That is why I do not fear the sudden ending that is promised in the Bible. I don’t fear the triumphant return of Jesus. I look forward to it…to the end of all sin and death. Now, that is an ending that I can really savor! Blessings to all of my readers and prayers that all of you know the freedom and hope that comes from knowing Jesus!