Give Up The Past

   “He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our inequities.  For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far he removes our transgressions from us.”  (Psalm 103: 10 – 12)

   I think the past is one of Satan’s favorite playgrounds.  We all have things in our past that we would rather forget; the sins we’ve committed, the hurt we’ve caused others and more.  By calling these things to mind the evil one tortures us, sometimes making us wonder if we are truly forgiven.

   If we have sincerely repented of our sins and our failings they are forgiven.  There may be lessons to be learned from them that can help us avoid sinfulness in the future, but they are no longer a threat to our soul.  To allow them to continue haunting us is to offend our Lord.  God does not recant His forgiveness of our sins and He does not hold them against us.

   Life is but today.  Yesterday is gone and we can’t change it.  Tomorrow may never come.  Satan torments us with the thoughts of things past and threatens us with the things to come.  God forgives us for our sins and wants only happiness for our future.

   When we live in God there is no room for Satan and his temptations in our life.  Filled with the Holy Spirit we are safe and secure in the arms of God.

Father You are mercy and love itself.

Only in You is there peace and comfort.

Give me the strength to live in You.

Fill me with Your spirit.

Amen