Sure To Fail, Never Failing to Be Sure

The Christian is sure to sin. We are sure to fail because God is
not done working with us until the day that we meet Jesus. Even
though we fail, we have been promised that Jesus is up to something
- he is making all things new - and it is precisely because of this
that though the Christian might falter they can always be sure that
nothing can separate them from the love of God. The return of Jesus
will be the event that brings the brokenness and sinfulness of the
world to an end. John promises that on the day that we meet Jesus,
we will be with Jesus and made like Jesus. The promised return of
Jesus builds up our assurance in three ways: it demonstrates that
God loves us with a revolutionary love; that God's will is for us
to be part of his forever family; and that God has a bigger vision
for us than we could ever have for ourselves.