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” (see 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 (see 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!
"I'M HERE TO TELL YOU" EDITOR'S NOTE
God's word says that you should leave your past behind and not let it effect your life today. It's because the cross and Jesus' death on the cross has erased your past. God doesn't see your past. Jesus's blood is strong enough to cover all your past mistakes and sin and give you His righteousness forever. The message of the cross is the saving grace of man and is the good news of all time. It has changed millions of lives and it has saved countless people from facing God's judgment for their own misdeeds. The bible says, however that "the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God". When the world hears this message of grace, they scoff and say that it's too simple. The world needs to hear the gospel message and the world needs to be saved by it. Who receives it and is saved and who disregards it and stays doomed is a question for God. In the meantime it's best to preach, teach and spread the word. Today, do what you can to ask God to help you see His Son's work as the life changing and miraculous sacrifice that is was. Also ask that He help you understand, cherish and spread the word.
