Your future will be one of peace.” He declared that past pardon would now yield future peace. We must battle the unbelief of crippling shame by taking hold of the promises of future grace and peace that come through forgiveness of our shameful acts. Today or tomorrow, the reality is this: God’s forgiveness liberates us for our future. Forgiveness is full of future grace. When we live by faith in future grace, rooted in God’s forgiveness, we are freed from the lingering, paralysing effects, even of the shame we deserve to feel.

Source: The Guardian October 07, 2018 05:37 UTC