Rewind, Pause, and Fast Forward
One of Satan's favorite schemes is to get you to rewind the video of your life, in order to get you to painfully recall all of your sins, failures, and screw-ups.
Satan loves to press "Rewind" on his VCR, and he loves to whisper in your ear that you've sinned beyond forgiveness, and that you've screwed up beyond redemption, and that there's no way in the world that you could ever accomplish anything worthwhile for your Lord and Savior.
Unfortunately, far too many Christians listen to him and believe him.
But it's all a diabolical lie.
The next time that Satan presses "Rewind" on the video of your life, you press "Pause." Then pause and remember these promises of God:
Psalm 103:10, 12 - "God does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities ... as far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us."
Isaiah 43:25 - "I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions, for My own sake, and remembers your sins no more."
Jeremiah 31:34 - "For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more."
After you've pressed the "Pause" button, then press "Fast Forward" and focus on these words of God for you and your future:
Jeremiah 29:11 - "For I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
Jeremiah 33:3 - "Call to Me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know."
When you're watching the video of your life, keep your thumb on "Fast Forward" and not on "Rewind." Just as He did with countless heroes of the faith who sinned, screwed up, and failed greatly, God can take your life, turn it around, and make it into a video that is worthy of a divinely-granted Oscar.
Satan loves to press "Rewind" on his VCR, and he loves to whisper in your ear that you've sinned beyond forgiveness, and that you've screwed up beyond redemption, and that there's no way in the world that you could ever accomplish anything worthwhile for your Lord and Savior.
Unfortunately, far too many Christians listen to him and believe him.
But it's all a diabolical lie.
The next time that Satan presses "Rewind" on the video of your life, you press "Pause." Then pause and remember these promises of God:
Psalm 103:10, 12 - "God does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities ... as far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us."
Isaiah 43:25 - "I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions, for My own sake, and remembers your sins no more."
Jeremiah 31:34 - "For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more."
After you've pressed the "Pause" button, then press "Fast Forward" and focus on these words of God for you and your future:
Jeremiah 29:11 - "For I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
Jeremiah 33:3 - "Call to Me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know."
When you're watching the video of your life, keep your thumb on "Fast Forward" and not on "Rewind." Just as He did with countless heroes of the faith who sinned, screwed up, and failed greatly, God can take your life, turn it around, and make it into a video that is worthy of a divinely-granted Oscar.
posted by Stephen Guschov at 5:55 PM
1 Comments:
When satan rewinds my sins, and leaves me with a sense of hopelessness for the years I've lost to sin and disobedience, I am reminded of God's promise in Joel 2:25, "I will restore to you the years the locusts have eaten."
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