How to Let Go of the Past Isaiah 43:14-25 Sometimes it feels like no matter how much we want to move forward, the past still whispers in our ear: “Remember what you did?” or “You’ll never change.” God said, “Forget the former things. Do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing.” In Isaiah 43, God predicts the rise and the fall of the Babylonian Empire. God used them to discipline His people, but then the…
It Didn’t Have to Happen Like This Jeremiah 39:4-8 In Jeremiah 39 we discover one of the most tragic chapters in all of Jeremiah. The prophet Jeremiah has warned about the very circumstance that has now come to pass: if the Jewish people do not turn from their rebellion and turn back to God, the consequences will be that the Babylonian army will come and besiege the city of Jerusalem and destroy it. But what happens to Zedekiah, king of…
“I Can Only Imagine” 1 Chronicles 29:18 1 Chronicles 29 is King David’s prayer asking God to keep the people faithful and devoted. In that prayer David asks God to “keep this forever in the (imagination) intent of the thoughts of the heart of Your people.” God is the Creator and He created us with imaginations. Albert Einstein said, “Your imagination is your preview of life’s coming attractions.” We use our imaginations every moment of every day. Webster Dictionary defines…