Victory In Christ

By Rev. John Fenn

Every day issues are the things the Lord is asking His body to do, to judge ourselves and prepare for the future. If we don’t, a few years ahead will threaten to take away what wasn’t dealt with now. It’s like pruning a tree, with the issues being the overgrown branches. A gardener will either trim them in the season for trimming, or the coming ice storm a few months later will do the job — but that trimming will be far more painful for the tree. 

None of us has ‘arrived’. No one is perfect. We are all saved by the same blood and working out our salvation day to day. That is why it is of faith, so that it can be by grace — it’s all about Him, we can’t come to Him of our own righteousness or accomplishments. Every day is preparation for the next day, and so on. As Ephesians 2:7 says, God is already thinking of the ages to come so He can continue to show us His kindness towards us through Christ Jesus. 

Paul exhorted the Ephesians in 5:16: “Redeeming the time because the days are evil.” This means we were ‘bought back’ by the blood of Jesus. We have been given more time to get serious about knowing Him, walking with Him, and getting our lives in order. If you’re doing that, no problem, you know the times. Amen and come quickly, Lord Jesus!