As I write this it is New Year’s Day: Happy New Year. And with Jesus it will be a good one!

My reading today was in Romans 5 and I was struck with the way it reflected on the past, the present and the future. This was highlighted by the grammar used.

Rom 5:1 Therefore, since we HAVE BEEN justified through faith,”  This is the past,  an absolute certainty, it has happened and can't be changed!

…”we HAVE peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,”  This is a present and ongoing reality we can count on.

Rom 5:2  “...through whom we HAVE GAINED access by faith into this grace...”  Another certainty of the past; it has happened and cannot change!

“...in which we NOW STAND.” A present reality that will stretch into the future.

"And we boast in THE HOPE of the glory of God.” Hope has always to do with the future, the certainty of what He has promised.

It reminds me of Psalm 139:4 telling of how He is intimately involved in our past, present, and future, from before birth and on.

"You hem me in behind [the past] and before,[the future] and you lay your hand upon me [present].”

What encouraging thoughts as we move into a New Year, resting in the truth of the past, present and what He will do with us in the future!

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