I. Rev. 1:17. “Fear not; I am the First and the Last”

I. Rev. 1:17. “Fear not; I am the First and the Last”

1. He who speaks is GOD.

He is also Man.

He is the first begotten Son of the Father.

But He has taken also the nature of those who were the last to be created.

2. He is the Beginning and the End of our faith:

The Beginning, from childhood up;

The End, for He is our only future hope.

He is the Beginning and the End of our spiritual life:

The Beginning, in Baptism, when He took us in the arms of His mercy,

The End, in the Judgment, when He will be our Merciful Judge.

3. “Fear not,” for

He is our Saviour as well as our Judge.

We are one with Him in our first Communion, which is our sweetest recollection;

Our last Communion, which is our best hope.

Resolutions.—I will try to put greater confidence in JESUS.

I will try to be more submissive to His holy will.

Text (to carry away).—“It is I, be not afraid.”

H. M. BENNETT (1881). Short Daily Meditations for Advent and Christmas