Forget The Past

Bible Reading:  Philippians 3

Focus Verse:  Philippians 3:14  "I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

If there was anyone in the Bible that needed to forget the past it was Paul.  You may remember that Paul was there and gave his approval when Stephen was stoned and put to death for being a Christian.  Acts 7:54-60. Paul had done a lot of bad things before he became a Christian.  We also need to forget the bad things in our past.  Satan will try to remind you of all your failures.  He will tell you that you can't be an effective Christian because of what you have done.  But you can remind Satan that your sins are covered with Jesus blood, and that God will not hold your sin against you. Isaiah 43:25 "I even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake, and I will not remember your sins."  But this can only happen if we have trusted Jesus for salvation.  All of us that are Christians are running a race.  We are looking at the prize at the end of our lives.  We will get to live with God in heaven forever.  I hope each of us will hear God say "well done good and faithful servant."
~Bobby Johnson