The Past Is The Past
1 John 1:7-9 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. [8] If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. [9] If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Remember that time you did…… You ever heard that phrase? Ever had someone bring up something in your past to try to drag you down? The devil wants nothing more than to bring up our past to us and keep us from doing what the Lord would have us to do. We need to remember that we can’t change our past. It’s there and we can’t make the world forget things we might’ve done. That fact also means there is no point of trying to deny it. Verse 8 of our text tells us that we are deceiving ourselves if we try to claim we’ve not sinned. However, if we done verse 9 then we are forgiven!! Praise the Lord for that! If the world chooses to not forget then we can’t control them. What we can do though is just continue to walk with Him! Continue to spread His light and let the Lord take care of those around us. We might not have what we would consider “wicked sin” in our past, but the devil can still play in our mind and tell us we aren’t worthy to be used of God due to things we’ve done or said in our past. If you’re dealing with those thoughts in your head I encourage you to continue your walk with the Lord. Don’t beat yourself up over the past because if you’ve confessed it to Him then it’s forgiven and He’s forgotten about it. Turn your focus to what you can do for the Lord now and in the future and let the devil worry about the past.
God bless you today! Bro. Josh Richardson
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