This perfect dessert? That scrumptious meal? Yeah, that’s when I hope my family leaves some back, so that I can enjoy the rest tomorrow. Some foods taste better the next day, as they sit and marinate. The finer details that affect completion often go unseen, yet well-noticed. A great television show will end its season with a cliffhanger. We spend all summer anticipating the rest of the story. Without the rest, the picture is incomplete.
When reading some Bible stories, at times I’m left wondering about the rest. What happened after Deborah sang that victory song with Barak? Did he just shrink away, disappointed in himself for not having the courage to do what God said he’d be victorious in? What became of Jael? Did she fit back into her womanly role as smoothly after defeating the enemy? After Jonah’s argument with God, did he ever have a change of heart? There are many good people who died before seeing the results and the rewards of their faith.
The story with many sequels stars Jesus. We’re still not done with the rest of His story. We know portions. He came to earth to teach us how to live and to intentionally be the ultimate sacrifice for our sin. But it didn’t end there.
The rest of the story was that He defeated death. Not exactly a biggie; Lazarus had awoken from death, as did the son of a widow in Nain and Jairus’ daughter. But there’s still more. Unlike fiction, we do know the rest of His story, even though we haven’t yet lived it out.
He’s in Heaven, getting ready to come back for us.
While we wait for the rest, we can do what He’s asked us to do.
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It was fun working on ‘rest’ from a different angle. Honestly, it was the first thing that popped into mind. I heard the famous line from the radio show “And now for the rest of the story…”
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