TUESDAY 25TH SEPT., 2018

WORD FOCUS : DON’T LET YOUR PAST ROB YOU
TEXT: Philippians 3:13-14 “Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus….”

Are you living a life of regrets thinking, “If only…”? “If only I had that college education… If only I had married the right person… If only I had taken up the other job… If only I had not made that stupid mistake…”

Is your past robbing you of the joy of today? This is an important question Jesus is asking us today, but in a moment we cannot overlook the past. It is the raw material out of which our lives are formed then forget your past! You might say, “But sister/ brother, you do not know what I have done in the past!” Consider Paul. If the devil had anything to bring against Paul, it would be reminders of how he had persecuted the early church and caused the deaths of many, including Stephen, the first Christian martyr. 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.” (Heb. 10:17) Like Paul, you can forget your past, the wrongs you have done and the hurts you have caused others or been through yourself. God can take the tears of yesterday and transform them into the miracles of tomorrow. He can restore to you in all abundance what you have lost. He can cause all things, even the painful events of your past, to work together for your good. (Rom. 8:28)

God’s Word says, “The glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.” (Isa 58:8) His glory will cover your past. Wherever you go, His glory covers your past. It is no longer the same past that you know of because His glory has descended on it. Your past is past. It has been wiped out. It is gone! So don’t let your past rob you of today’s joy any longer!

MEDITATION: Gal. 2:20, Phil. 3:7-14

STUDY THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
2 SAM 13/2 COR.11/EZEK.25/PS.52-54

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