Everything Begins and Ends in Him
His life is the light that shines through every window of our being—revealing that Christ is the beginning, the end, and everything in between.
📚 Devotional Credit: Open Windows, T. Austin-Sparks, The Meaning of Divine Life, Chapter 3
📸 Photo Credit: Unsplash
T. Austin-Sparks opens a window for us—not into a technique or program, but into a Person. His deep yearning is that we don’t walk away with inspiration to do more for Christ, but with a greater awareness of being in Christ. All the things we think we must do—our schedules, strategies, even spiritual efforts—must be laid aside so that we can receive from the Source, not initiate from self.
The call is clear: in the new creation, everything flows out from God, not up to Him from us. Christ is not just the beginning and end in title, but in every expression of God’s will. He is the Alpha and the Omega not simply in chronology but in essence. What God is doing—His intentions, His power, His method—are all bound up in one Man: Jesus Christ, the new creation Man in glory. We do not ask how to serve Him; we behold what He is, and we walk in step with what He is already doing.
This isn’t a shift in doctrine—it’s a total reorientation. It means we no longer live out from ourselves, even when dressed in religious language. We are drawn into His life and express it, not manufacture it. All things are now of God, and He has placed us in union with the only Man through whom those things are worked out.
📓 Journal Entry – Voice of the Holy Spirit
I have placed you in Christ, the One in whom all My intentions are complete. You are not the starting point. You are not the engine room. You are the vessel in whom My glory dwells because you are joined to the One through whom all things were made, sustained, and fulfilled.
You were never meant to initiate My will but to receive it, and in receiving, respond. The works I have prepared for you flow not from ambition or anxiety, but from My Son—who is both the blueprint and the builder. Look not at yourself to discern My plan. Fix your gaze on Him. In Him is the beginning and the end, the pattern and the power. Every thought of Mine toward you is yes and amen in Him.
I do not call you to chase purpose; I invite you to abide in the Person. From union comes direction. From rest comes motion. From Christ comes all. And in Christ, you lack nothing.
(Scripture References: Revelation 22:13; 2 Corinthians 5:17–18; Colossians 2:9–10; John 15:5; Ephesians 2:10; Romans 11:36)
🌾 Real-Life Analogy
It’s like switching from typing on a blank document to working within a beautifully designed template. When you type on your own, you choose every format, every alignment, every style—and the result depends on your effort. But when you begin inside a design that’s already complete, every word finds its place. It’s no longer about producing beauty but participating in what’s already been created.
🙏 Prayer of Confidence
Father, I praise You for placing me in the One who is Your perfect expression. Christ is not only enough—He is everything. I no longer need to initiate anything from my own understanding. All that I need to know, to do, and to be is already wrapped in the Person of Your Son. I rejoice that I am in Him, and He in me. So today, I walk—not as a planner, but as a participant in the fullness of Christ. I rest in the truth that everything begins and ends in Him. And that’s where I live—hidden, secure, and complete.