Philippians 3:13–14
13 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, 14 press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call 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 girl… 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? Then forget your past!
You might say, “But Pastor Prince, 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.” (Hebrews 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. (Romans
8:28)
God’s Word says, “The
glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.” (Isaiah 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!
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