AMEN! AMEN! AMEN!

AMEN!  AMEN!  AMEN!

 I read an interesting article today, simply entitled “Amen.”  It is reprinted below for your spiritual edification, enjoyment and enlightenment.

 II Corinthians 1:20 declares, “For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.”  That word “amen” is most remarkable.  It was transliterated directly from the Hebrew into the Greek of the New Testament, then into Latin and into English and many other languages, so it is practically a universal word, arguably the best-known word in human speech.

 This word is directly related--in fact, almost identical--to the Hebrew word for “believe” (aman).  Thus, it came to mean “sure” or “truly,” an expression of absolute trust and confidence.  When one believes God, he indicates his faith by an “amen.”  When God makes a promise, the believer’s response is “amen”—or so it will be!  In the New Testament, it is often translated “verily” or “truly.”  When we pray according to God’s Word and will, we know He will answer, so we close with an “amen,” and so do we also conclude a great hymn or anthem of faith.

 The word, “amen” is even a spiritual title of Christ Himself.  The last of His letters to the seven churches in Asia begins with a remarkable salutation by the glorified Lord: “These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God.” (Revelation 3:14)  We can be absolutely certain that His Word is always faithful and true, because He is none other than the Creator of all things.  He is our eternal “Amen.”  As the Apostle Paul reminds us, every promise of God in Christ is “yes and amen.”  

 It is, therefore, profoundly meaningful that the entire Bible closes with an “amen.”  Recorded by the Apostle John, it reads “The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.  Amen.” (Revelation 22:21)  It is our assurance that the entire biblical book is absolutely true and trustworthy.  AMEN!

 Sisters and brothers, be continually blessed, and please (above all else) MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY TO MEET OUR SOON COMING KING. Maranatha!