FORGIVEN AND FORGOTTEN

2/12/06 Forgiven and forgotten
God’s cleansing enables you to forgive and forget. This is the only way to live. The past is very powerful to keep you stuck to what happened. Forgiveness enables you to let go of the past and live in the present now. The past is like a chain that keeps you bound to that which is past and does not allow you to enjoy the present. Sins of the past have the same ability to torment you in the present. Many are burdened by guilt and condemnation because of past sins. In Jesus you have deliverance from the stronghold of the past and a freedom to live in the present. Your energies spent in defence of past sins saps you of enjoyment. Depression is a cumulation of guilt for past sins that strangles the person to be tormented in the present. The way out is through repentance and a turning away from your tormentors. In Jesus sacrifice all your sins were cancelled and now you can live free from the chains of your past. Every reminder of the past must serve to make you lean more on His salvation then to be bound by the past. This is the way to live each day in newness and you will find that your perceptions will change for situations and people. You will not judge as you used to but anew. This is what Jesus meant when He said that in His Kingdom you will walk a new walk and talk a new talk. This is only possible as you walk in the freedom of release from the past and a renewed impartation of the Spirit in the present. The present is all you can live for as you live each moment in Him. Abiding in Him you will respond in new ways to old situations and in this way change your future. Hallelujah.