Therefore, do not be anxious about tomorrow… (Matthew 6:24 ESV)
Future
Sometimes I am very aware of all the things that might go wrong tomorrow.
That strange noise in the car might get worse… TERRIBLY worse.
That discomfort in a particular muscle might get worse… TERRIBLY worse.
The troublesome economic signs might get worse… TERRIBLY worse.
The grocery store might run out of bacon.
Star Trek might go permanently off the air.
My football team might lose. And lose. And lose.
And maybe things much worse than any of those things.
But one thing will never happen. God will not forget to forgive my sins. God will never change His mind about forgiving me. God will never not forgive me.
And that is the most necessary part of our future.
It does not take a circus fortune teller to predict this important part of tomorrow, and tomorrow’s tomorrow.
God will forgive your sins.
But not because He is a nicey-nice grandfatherly old pushover. No. Christians are assured of God’s forgiveness because God already banked Christ’s payment for our infractions.
God will forgive your sins. Because He already has.