Commit to Memory: Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.”
Isaiah 43:18 KJV
Beloved, we serve a God who takes pleasure in giving us a future that is better than our past, that is why He is called the Lifter of men, but for Him to come through for us we must like God forget and leave the past behind for as long as you continue to look back, you will never see the portion and crown God has in stock ahead of you.
Stop thinking of the past, remember not the former things- for God has a new thing for you because in as much you continue to look back, what it means is that- you cannot experience the best of God, little wonder when Lot’s wife looked back he became a pillar of salt. (Genesis 19:26). Look at what Apostle Paul had to say in 2 Corinthians 4:18:
‘’While we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal’’.
The things in the past belongs to the past and must be left there for the great and wonderful things God has prepared ahead for you (1 Corinthians 2:9).
In our commit to memory today, Israel had been in captivity for seventy years, the Almighty God with an heart to give them liberation and redemption declared to them with these specific instructions he had to speak these faith filled words to them, just as He is speaking to you today to forget the former things, get rid of the past in the bin, trash the old, leave the past behind because I have a future that is greater and better than your past for you. Why? As long as you continue to look back, caressing past achievements, dwelling on the ugly past of your life, meditating on the setbacks and failures of yesterday- you miss the agenda of God for your life.
I pray for a user of this inspiration as you make up your mind to let go of the past, may the Lord who takes pleasure in the lifting of men do something dumbfounding in your life in Jesus name.
Reflection: If you continue to dwell on the past, you will soon pass away. Move on.
Prayer Lines: Father, I have made up my mind to go forward, give me a future that is better than my past.