"Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing..." Isa.43:18-19
Pastor preached an excellent message last night from this text.
Some people that I talk to seem to live in the past. I'm not sure if this is a condition that older folks tend to embrace. I'm not sure if they think that their best years are behind them. But. like I have written before, you cannot go forward while looking backward. Memories have value, but they are not a good place to live. When the prophet tells us not to remember the former things, it is not a call to be ignorant of the past, but rather a call not to live with past failures or past victories. It's a new day.
Pastor mentioned the poor old ostrich last night. Did you know that ostriches do not hide their heads in the sand? That is an old wives fable. They are large, flightless birds that can run fast but, they never hide their heads in the sand. Nor are they cowardly. Yes, I did a little fact checking this morning.
Pastor's final point had to do with worship. In verse 21 it says that we are saved to worship. Not the excessive, concert style worship of some churches. But honest, heart felt praise from a grateful heart. When we come together to sing and to praise and to speak in tongues in worship we glorify God in Heaven. And, worship in spirit and in truth changes us.
Life is like the turning of a page. His compassions are new every morning.
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