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Drop The Guilt

Today, I was reading someone's plea for a prayer request. They said they were born-again but dealing with the problems and faults of their past. I understand that completely having dealt with such things myself. However, the first thing that I thought of was that Jesus died on the cross for those past sins. Why would the past come back to haunt us now?

Just because our past has been forgiven does not mean that we have forgotten where we were and how far we have come. The problem is that the past usually comes back because we don't FEEL forgiven and we can't seem to FORGET it.

When I think of my own past, the first thing that comes to mind is that Jesus really DID die so that I wouldn't have to live with my own past sins. He forgave me! Then, I remember that He said I was a new creation. But the best thing was that God forgets what we have done when we ask for that forgiveness.

So, today is the time to rededicate ourselves to the Lord Jesus. Today is the day we decide that the past needs to stay where it belongs. Yes, we do have to live with the consequences of our actions but they do not have to rule our lives. We can live beyond that and come to a place where Jesus is the Lord of our lives. When that happens, you seek His Face and follow Him whereever He leads. The past is just something that the enemy shows us to get us to focus on it instead of focusing on the Lord.

Hey, the next time the devil gets in your face about your past, how about getting back in his and telling him about his future?!!!! Makes him take a hike! And THAT is a blessing indeed.