Redemption

The life of faith encompasses several events and moments that we journey through multiple times during the course of a lifetime. The devotion below is part of an ongoing series that explores these central themes of Christian doctrine.

“God’s creative activity within nature and history is a pull from the future not a push from the past. God is drawing creation into the future where all are united as a harmonious whole.”

– adapted quote from Ted Peters

The redemption of the entire universe is a reality that already exists within God. If God is eternal than that means that God exists in a way that is beyond time. There is no past or future with God, God simply is in a way that’s not bound by time. That means that, for God, the future is already happening. The restoration and redemption of the entire world has already taken place for God.

We can get so caught up in the struggles of the current moment that we fail to recognize the hope that comes from believing in a God who is eternal. There is hope for the future because God is already present in the future. The promises of God are already fulfilled. We can face the present moment with confidence in God’s redemption and love because we know that God is already in the future pulling us towards this future reality where everything is redeemed and restored and reconciled back to God.

Peace,
Pastor Nate Preisinger