Give Knowing You'll Receive in the End

What if knowing the ending of the story actually made the journey richer rather than emptier? Unlike a novel where reading the last page drains the tension and joy from everything in between, the Bible works in the opposite direction. When we turn to the final pages of Revelation and see the breathtaking vision of a great multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language gathered around the throne of the Lamb, clothed in white and crying out that salvation belongs to God, it does not flatten our present experience. It transforms it. It gives us the courage to keep running the race, to release our grip on anxiety and fear, and to live with a deep, settled confidence. And because we know how the story ends, we can live and give and love in the present with a freedom that would otherwise be impossible.