Isaiah 42:8-9 (Amplified Bible) I am the Lord; that is My name! And My glory I will not give to another, nor My praise to graven images. Behold, the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them.
We cannot live in the past. It is time to dust ourselves off, and quit clinging to the image of how things used to be. So many of us built hopes and dreams on a pastor’s vision for our church, dreams that left went that pastor moved on. We have been wandering around that mountain long enough; the children of Israel would never have entered the promise land if they would have said, but God gave us the 10 commandments here so this is where we need to stay. We are not getting closer to God by clinging to the past, be it traditions or the Presence of God that you once felt in a place. The Presence of God is not found in a place, a thing, or even a person. The Presence of God is found in our worship and praise, it is found by spending time with Him. Today it is time to get up, dust yourselves off, get rid of those things which have become an idol in our lives. There is no room for sacred cows if you have placed things of the past before God, it does not matter how practical or useful these things may be, get rid of it. Our God is a jealous God, let go of the past.
Love and God Bless,
Cindy Irwin
