Words of Grace

By Rev. Mahlon Nevel

It was God himself who spoke to his prophets, giving them his Word. That is why the Old Testament prophets often began their preaching with the words “Thus saith the Lord.” (Isaiah 49:8)

This scripture is quoted by the apostle Paul in II Corinthians. The day of salvation has come as promised. At the acceptable time, the fulness of time, God sent his Son to redeem a lost world. (Galatians 4:4,5)

The acceptable time for us to call upon the Lord is right now; “now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of Salvation.” (I Corinthians 6:2)

That means today. “Today if you will hear his voice.” (Hebrews 3:7, 15; 4:7) We only have today. Yesterday is past, and tomorrow may never come. But we do have the Lord Jesus Christ, who is the same yesterday, and today, and forever. (Hebrews 13:8)

Vivien Yeiser Laramore writes about forgetting yesterday and finding today:

I’ve shut the door on yesterday,
It’s sorrows and mistakes;
I’ve locked within its gloomy walls
Past failures and heartaches. And now I throw the Rey away
To seek another room
And furnish it with hope and smiles
And every springtime bloom. I’ve shut the door on yesterday
And thrown the key away. Tomorrow holds no fears for me,
Since I have found today.