Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.

In proportion to the size of the vessel of faith, brought by us to the Lord, is the measure we draw out of His overflowing grace. —Cyprian

The past tense with God is the present tense with you and me. One of the great comforts of the Christian life is that what God has accomplished in the past has achieved and is achieving for us a present tense trajectory toward the holiness that He has promised to us. That promise is our destiny in Christ. My arrival at that destiny is not dependent on my faithfulness but on the faithfulness of God to keep His promises. My challenge is to make godly choices and remain malleable to His guidance and touch. msj