TOPIC: YOUR PAST
MEMORISE:
Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.” - (Isaiah 43:18-19)
READ: 1 CHRONICLES 4:9-10 (KJV)
9 And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.
10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.
MESSAGE:
The past can be regarded as the mother of the present. Whatever you are going through today can be traced to the things that happened in the past. You might be going through some negative things now because of some of your past mistakes, but the good news is that the One who is called Alpha and Omega can clear out your negative past. He can wash off the mistakes of the past with His blood (1 John 1:7). This is why (2 Corinthians 5:17) says that if a man is in Christ, he is a new creature; old things have passed away, and behold, all things have become new.
No matter the events that have happened in your past, the moment you come to Jesus, He gives you a brand-new start. He enters into your past and rearranges everything to work for your good. God doesn't need a minute to travel into your past to correct anything. In Revelation 1:8, He says:
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
God is Alpha and Omega, and He can go back to the day of your naming ceremony, the day of your birth, or even the time before your birth to change things in your favour.
Some people have problems today because of the names they bear. Some of these people were given names to reflect the circumstances that surrounded them or their families at the time of their birth. For instance, if someone is named Esugbogo (meaning 'satan is glorified’ in the Yoruba language), such a person cannot blame satan for tormenting him or her because the fellow's name literally invites satan to glorify himself over the fellow. Such people have very little that they can do about the things that happened before their birth or how they were named, but there's someone who can go back to that time and change situations. God can go into your past to change things that don't fit into His plans and purposes for you.
Beloved, God holds the key to your past. Cry out to Him today to change anything in your past that is contrary to His purpose for your life, as Jabez did in today's Bible reading. I pray that my Father will remove every negative thing in your past that might be haunting your present and give you a brand-new beginning, in Jesus' name.
KEY POINT:
God can remove anything from your past that doesn't fit into His purpose for your life.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: ISAIAH 44-46
AUTHOR PASTOR E A ADEBOYE
HYMNAL: 27 - WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS
1 What a Friend we have in Jesus,
All our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry
Everything to God in prayer!
2 Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged,
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful
Who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness,
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
3 Are we weak and heavy-laden,
Cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Savior, still our refuge—
Take it to the Lord in prayer;
Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?
Take it to the Lord in prayer;
In His arms He’ll take and shield thee,
Thou wilt find a solace there.
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