Last Word
The last word is powerful. Many of us do and say whatever is necessary to ensure that we get the last word. Whether its an argument in which we want to win or just a friendly debate. For some, they just love to talk so much, that getting the last word comes naturally. I’ve got a friend that I have fairly regular texting conversations with. The last wrd has evn bcum imp in txtg. If my friend manages to send one last snippet of text, and I have nothing left worth saying, I will simply text back “Word”. That way, I get it.
You read the Bible, and you’ll find some powerful last words. Whether its a patriarch of Israel on his deathbed, or the Apostle Paul writing one last letter to a church from a prison cell, the last words possess gravity. When a person knows that they are limited on what they can say, they will make sure that what they say is really worth it. Many of us have sat by a loved ones bed in their last days and tried to memorize the last things that person said. Up to now, I’ve not been in a situation before where I was needing to deliver some last word. But…
In early March, I resigned from my position as the pastor at our church. We’ll be departing the island in early June. For the next three Sundays, I’ll be delivering my last words to Anchor. Anything I have to say doesn’t come close to comparing with an Old Testament Patriarch or an early church Apostle. However, these next three messages aren’t just three messages either. I’m pretty sure that Jacob prayed that God would make his last words to his family the right words. Without doubt, the Holy Spirit was breathing out the last words of Paul as he wrote to a church that he loved.
For the next three weeks, I’m going to be speaking my last words to a little church that I love. I pray that He will breathe His words through me.
