If you are a fan of foreign films, you may be aware of the Italian word “fini.” It is the small word at appears at the end of the credits. It means, “finished, done.” It is the Italian equivalent of the English phrase, “The End.”
This Sunday is the last Lord’s day in 2020. Thursday is the last day of the year, and this most challenging of years will be over.
The challenges will not end, however. Unfortunately the turning of a calendar page does not alleviate the trials and tribulations of life. While 2020 was particularly difficult, men have struggled with their physical existence from the beginning, (cf. Genesis 3:17-19).
With the right perspective, we become able to navigate the difficulties of our lives. Paul had that perspective, “For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, 18 while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal” (2 Corinthians 4:17-18).
There will be a day where all is finished and done. Jesus will one day return, bringing to an end the physical existence of man on the earth. In that day, all suffering will truly be fini. For the righteous, all that will remain is rest. “And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away” (Revelation 21:4). Praise be to Him!
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