Text: Genesis 13:1-18
Hope is always future, but what do we do when our past keeps getting in the way?
Abraham let his past bother him. God gave him a promise that he'd be the father of many nations, but he had no children. He and Sarah are getting older and older.
Then there was the issue of how he told Sarah to tell Pharoah that she was his sister. Abraham had his of failures.
When God gave Moses an assignment, his past efforts to free the Israelites mocked him. He'd failed. His obedience to the Lord did not move Pharoah to release the Children of Israel. All the plagues seemed to harden Pharoah's heart even more. His people complained because their situation kept getting worse.
We've talked about David for several weeks. David didn't let his past affect his future. He never came into agreement with his family's assessment of his abilities or his calling. God made a promise, and he held fast to it.
Paul was another man who refused to let his past determine his future. The leaders at Jerusalem took a dim view of his conversion. After all, he'd been persecuting the church and throwing believers into prison. He could have been discouraged and given up when people came to a city where he'd established a church and messed up all his hard work. Instead, he pressed on and walked in obedience to the Lord.
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