"At Midnight…Your Past Was Erased"

Recently, while I was looking through some old pictures and reminiscing about the past 40 years of my life, I thought of all the decisions I have made over the past years. Some were wise and led me down roads of success and joy, but many resulted in hard lessons. The relationships, the choice to do certain things that I knew would shame and disappoint my parents caused me so much pain, hurt and condemnation. At one time, the guilt of some of these decisions,  weighed heavy on me. So much so I thought I would never recover and it didn't make it any better that some folks would not let me forget my past. But once I realized that because of the love of my Heavenly Father and the life of my Savior, "old things have passed away, and He made all things new." (2 Corinthians 5:17) I was able to move on.

This can be a hard thing to accept for many of us. It sounds all well and good, but in reality, the weight of decisions and the guilt that comes with it makes it difficult to believe a perfect God can erase our past and make us new. Yet, His Word assures us that God does not count our mistakes against us. So how can we live in this truth? The first step is to acknowledge where we have fallen short: to ourselves and to God. This opens up the door for honest conversations with the Lord and helps us stop hiding from the fear of being found out.

The next step is to fill our hearts and minds with truth. Throughout the Bible, God teaches how an unwilling heart can be changed and softened to accept His unfailing love and grace. And one of the most important truths that I have held on to is that my Father doesn’t condemn. Romans 8:1 says, “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus." So what man says about me doesn't matter. I released that and moved into who I know who I am in Christ.

Are you lugging a load of your past, filled with guilt, shame, and hurt into each new day? Are you ready to stop living in shame, shackled by regret and burdened with the weight of what people are saying about you? It is time to grab ahold of this truth…At midnight, with the dawning of each new day, your past is erased by God's grace and mercy. What you did, is what you've done. And what you've done, you can't change it. So, accept that the past is the past and it's all gone! So let go of the fears, tears and hurt and know that Christ blood covers them all. 

Because, at midnight your past was erased and God's steadfast love and His amazing grace, mercy and peace is waiting for you to accept and to move on!


"The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." (Lamentations 3:2)

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