”But now … ” [Ephesians 2:13]

“But now … “. Thank God for ‘but now’! It is one ‘but’ we cannot do without. It is a declaration of being. It announces the difference Christ makes. It declares freedom and forgiveness from the past, new life and new relationships for the present and the hope of heaven for the future. Each time it is used in the epistles, it underlines the comparison with the past. It emphasizes the reality of living in Christ rather than in sin.
Listen to God’s ‘but now’. It removes the doubts that come to us all, answers our questions and confirms our position before God. It banishes the old nature and welcomes the new. It lifts us out of despair and gives us hope to keep going. So come, leave the old behind, move on in Christ today and experience the ‘but now’ of God.