Looking back is not a bad thing...going back is a whole other deal. Scripture is very plain about us leaving markers of rememberance so that we can see, know and remember what God has done in the past. But Scripture is also very plain about us moving forward.
I think of the children of Israel constantly wanting to go back to Egypt-to slavery-instead of moving into the Promised Land. What a stupid thought! And yet, we are just like them...not looking back to remember, but wanting to go back. God is not about the rerun, the past or keeping things the same. God is the God of the create, the new thing and the future. All of time is marching towards His return-not going back to the way things used to be.
In fact, Jeremiah puts it this way....You have forsaken me, you keep going backward, so I will stretch out My hand against you and destroy you. I am tired of relenting.
Wow...that is pretty plain...going back is a matter of forsaking Him...because He is going forward.
So, if we are going with God...we are going to be moving forward...not back!
ALL FOR YOU
I think of the children of Israel constantly wanting to go back to Egypt-to slavery-instead of moving into the Promised Land. What a stupid thought! And yet, we are just like them...not looking back to remember, but wanting to go back. God is not about the rerun, the past or keeping things the same. God is the God of the create, the new thing and the future. All of time is marching towards His return-not going back to the way things used to be.
In fact, Jeremiah puts it this way....You have forsaken me, you keep going backward, so I will stretch out My hand against you and destroy you. I am tired of relenting.
Wow...that is pretty plain...going back is a matter of forsaking Him...because He is going forward.
So, if we are going with God...we are going to be moving forward...not back!
ALL FOR YOU
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