It's time to move on

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"16 No one puts a piece of un-shrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch pulls away from the garment and the tear is made worse. 17 Nor do they put new wine into old wineskins, or else the wineskins break, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But they put new wine into new wineskins and both are preserved."     Matthew 9:16-17 

Jesus didn't come to reform or repair the Old Covenant but to promote a New Covenant. This replaces the Old and goes far beyond it. The Apostle Paul said, 'Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.'  (2 Corinthians 5:17). This means that when we were born again, we became new with a New Covenant. Everything for us, became new. As soon as we became a Christian, we had a new beginning.

Even though we may try, we cannot live in the past. It's time to move on. God is an active God. He doesn't sit around all the time watching to see if we're behaving ourselves. He's always spreading His power throughout this world, via His Holy Spirit. He's always opening up a new way forward.

We often try to live in our comfort zone. It's a safe place and we don't like the idea of moving out of it or changing things. We tend to be creatures of habit. But we need to break out of our comfort zone. We cannot effectively walk into the new if we don't effectively walk out of the old. Jesus is in the new and wants us to be there too. He's moving on, not stagnating. There are people who are still not saved and He wants them to have the opportunity. This is where we come in. If we don't tell them, they won't get there, it's as simple as that. You see, if someone is not saved, they're living in the old - the past. Being born again will catapult them into the new.

But there are also hang ups that are weighing us down. Don't you think it's time to cast them away. To get rid of the burden and move on. There's probably things that messed you up - years ago. If you can't do anything about it - leave it. It's holding you back. 'Yes but..' Yes, but nothing, this is fact, you won't move on until you ditch the old stuff. Jesus is waiting for you with open arms. He wants you to come out of your comfort zone and trust Him - totally. Do you? Do you trust Him totally? If you don't, you need to make some changes because this is one of the roots that are holding you back. Trust Him; walk towards Him and get saturated in the new. This is where you belong!

Copyright 2019 Grahame Howard 

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