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Text: Phil 3:13
'Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forth to those things which are before'
There are times when we wish we could turn back the hands of time so that we could do the things we failed to do or to make better decisions. Certain decisions make us leave the path God has ordained for us to walk and this brings with it the burden of regrets.
On the flip side, it could be that you have been able to make outstanding achievements in your life whether in business, career, marriage and so on and you have stopped looking or thinking of ways to improve. At this point, filled with excitement and satisfaction, God is saying to you today: Move on. Why? Because there at more grounds to be covered.
Judas Iscariot was one of the disciples of Jesus who allowed his past to destroy him. Having betrayed Jesus, he thought that that was the end of the road for him and committed suicide. If only he knew that Jesus had to die to save mankind from sin and that he too could seek and get forgiveness for the sin he committed, he wouldn't have allowed his past action to destroy him.
Apostle Paul who was a Pharisee had a past he was not proud of. But he came to a point where he realized that all that he thought he was doing for God was unacceptable. By the mercies of God, he found the new and right way of acceptable service and even when he had done so much for God, he still talked about moving forward.
To be at a point whether for great achievements or unpleasant mistakes of the past is dangerous. It also has a way of pulling us backwards. What we have is now and whatever we make of the time we have now determines our future. God has given us today so that we will make conscious efforts to avoid yesterday's mistakes. We also have today and now so that we can be better than yesterday. Whatever the case may be, we need to move on and trust in the power of God to make today better and greater than yesterday for us.
Shalom
