"In the beginning God...." (Genesis 1:1a)
And, we can say, In the present God.... In the future God....
This is the evening of the first day of 2018. Things are quiet after a week+ of 12 people in a duplex. Of course, we miss them all already.
For you and me there is always the reality of Dickens' A Christmas Carol, viz., "Christmas Past, Christmas Present, Christmas Yet-To-Come." Even "Christmas Present" is now "Christmas Past." Only "Yet-To-Come" now applies. I'm sure we all have fond memories of them all, as well as some sadness. Of "Yet-To-Come" you and I have no knowledge. This is where unwavering faith in, commitment, and surrender to Jesus Christ gives us peace, joy, and hope.
Sarah and I pray that the coming 365 days will be your best yet, "trusting in, relying upon, and clinging to," Jesus Christ, He, "....Who is, and Who was, and Who is to come...."
Father, in Jesus' Name, only You are my Trust and Confidence. Amen.
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
Hebrews 12:2
Hebrews 12:2
