OK, Thanksgiving is over and like Snoopy here, I ate too much. So, we all had our Thanksgiving and that is that, time to move on. We can't change how much we ate, or if we discussed politics at the table, but we can determine to do better. Isn't that one of the great things in life - moving on?
Paul did- and so can we...
Galatians, Chapter 1 (World English Bible)
11: But I make known to you, brothers, concerning the gospel which was preached by me, that it is not according to man.
12: For neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ.
13: For you have heard of my way of living in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the assembly of God, and ravaged it.
14: I advanced in the Jews' religion beyond many of my own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
15: But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me through his grace,
16: to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I didn't immediately confer with flesh and blood,
17: nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia. Then I returned to Damascus.
18: Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Peter, and stayed with him fifteen days.
19: But of the other apostles I saw no one, except James, the Lord's brother.
20: Now about the things which I write to you, behold, before God, I'm not lying.
21: Then I came to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
22: I was still unknown by face to the assemblies of Judea which were in Christ,
23: but they only heard: "He who once persecuted us now preaches the faith that he once tried to destroy."
24: And they glorified God in me. (23 & 24- emp. added, GDR)
12: For neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ.
13: For you have heard of my way of living in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the assembly of God, and ravaged it.
14: I advanced in the Jews' religion beyond many of my own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
15: But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me through his grace,
16: to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I didn't immediately confer with flesh and blood,
17: nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia. Then I returned to Damascus.
18: Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Peter, and stayed with him fifteen days.
19: But of the other apostles I saw no one, except James, the Lord's brother.
20: Now about the things which I write to you, behold, before God, I'm not lying.
21: Then I came to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
22: I was still unknown by face to the assemblies of Judea which were in Christ,
23: but they only heard: "He who once persecuted us now preaches the faith that he once tried to destroy."
24: And they glorified God in me. (23 & 24- emp. added, GDR)
The past is indeed that- PAST. Each of us has an opportunity to do better- so just do it!!! And remember, DON'T LOOK BACK!!!
