DON’T LET YOUR PAST ROB YOU
Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:13-14
A life of regrets thinks, “If only…” “If only I had that university education; if only I had married the right woman (man); if only I had taken up the other job; if only I had not made that stupid mistake…” That is the past robbing you of your joy today right there!
Consider Paul. If the devil had anything to bring against Paul, it would be to remind him of how he had persecuted the early church and caused the death of Christians like Stephen. Paul had done horrendous things that were hard for him to forget. But he had such a revelation of God’s awesome forgiveness that he could say, “forgetting those things which are behind…I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” Beloved, God has forgiven you of all your sins. He has completely forgiven you and declared, “Your sins and lawless deeds, I will remember no more.”
Like Paul, you can forget your past, the wrongs and the hurts. God takes the tears of yesterday and turn them into the miracles of tomorrow. He restores in abundance all that you lost. He causes all things to work together for your good. And His glory is your rear guard to cover your past. Your past is past, wiped out and gone so don’t be robbed!
Prayer
I thank You Lord that You have forgiven my past and wiped it out. Today, I accept the truth that I am a new creation and so old things have passed away. I let go of the past and hold on to the glorious future prepared for me. I thank You for making everything new in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Reference: Isaiah 58:8; Romans 8:28; Hebrews 10:17
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