Have you ever had the ending of a book or movie spoiled by hearing others talk about it?  Everyone knows etiquette demands you say, “spoiler alert”.  I kind of like having the end spoiled when it comes to God though.  We know what is going to happen and we know that even when things look lousy in the end God wins.  Let’s look at one of the many accounts of this in scripture from Micah 4.

“In that day,” declares the Lord “I will gather the lame;
    I will assemble the exiles
    and those I have brought to grief. I will make the lame my remnant,
    those driven away a strong nation.
The Lord will rule over them in Mount Zion
    from that day and forever.  As for you, watchtower of the flock,
    stronghold of Daughter Zion,
the former dominion will be restored to you;
    kingship will come to Daughter Jerusalem. “Why do you now cry aloud—
    have you no king?
Has your ruler perished,
    that pain seizes you like that of a woman in labor? Writhe in agony, Daughter Zion,
    like a woman in labor,
for now you must leave the city
    to camp in the open field.
You will go to Babylon;
    there you will be rescued.
There the Lord will redeem you
    out of the hand of your enemies. But now many nations
    are gathered against you.
They say, “Let her be defiled,
    let our eyes gloat over Zion!” But they do not know
    the thoughts of the Lord;
they do not understand his plan,
    that he has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.“Rise and thresh, Daughter Zion,
    for I will give you horns of iron;
I will give you hooves of bronze,
    and you will break to pieces many nations.”
You will devote their ill-gotten gains to the Lord,
    their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.

God sort of ruins the Hollywood surprise ending for us as He tells us how he leads the underdogs to victory in the end.  There is something amazingly comforting and emboldening in knowing this though.  It reminds us of the significance of the mission He left for us to share His love and message with the world.  It encourages us that our efforts will pay off in the end.  It also helps us to continue to press on in our own journey of following Him.  Today and every day be encouraged by God’s great spoiler alert.  Jesus wins!

In His Grip,
Pastor Dave