"Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old. 19 Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it?" Isaiah 43:18-19 NKJV
God cannot do a new thing in your life until, you get rid of the old thing. There's a need to 'let go'; to let go of the things that have been holding you back. When you do, God is able to do that new thing in your life.
Here in Isaiah, God tells us not to remember the former things. These are the things that have hurt you, angered you and caused you heartache. Bad memories are no good to you. They fester and burn away at your soul. They cause you to keep playing the video back of, disappointments and other bad things. You begin having conversations with yourself and forever, coming up with the wrong answers. It's time to stop this and, you do this by refusing to be held captive by things that have hurt you. In other words, you let go.
God continues and tells us that He is doing a new thing. You may say, 'When?' The answer is, when you stop remembering the bad stuff and open yourself to the good stuff that Jesus has for you. Let's get this right, God is not the one who keeps reminding you of these things, that's the devil's department. He's the author of lies.
You may have heard what I am about to write, over and over again but, it's vitally important and being repetitive helps people to get the point. 2 Corinthians 10:4-5 says:
'For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, 5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.'
Did you get that? You and I are in a battle and the only way to achieve victory is, to stick to the Word of God. You have to take hold of the negative words that the devil brings up in your mind and, make it captive to Jesus. The devil causes torment - Jesus brings peace and freedom.
So, don't you think that you need to 'Let go' of all the things of yesterday and start living in a brand new day? At the end of it all, the only thing really worth remembering is that Jesus loves you.
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