Bible Verse of the Day Sunday July 19th 2020

Ecclesiastes 3:15 Whatever is has already been, and what will be has been before; and God will call the past to account.

This verse in Ecclesiastes is a clear exemplification of the range and power God has over human life. We have all heard the saying, "time does not stand still," which is what we must comprehend about time. It is always in the future but also the present and past simultaneously. This verse is not so much concerned with time itself, but the events inside time.

 In our frailty as humans, we view time as past present and future. Solomon is saying that in God's eyes, all time is bound together. This verse is a parallel of what Solomon said in chapter Ecclesiastes 1:9 “What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.” We might recognize it better in the saying, "history always repeats itself." Technology in all fields will always change as time moves forward, but life's basics will forever remain the same. The one constant in all of this is that God never changes (Hebrews 13:8). 

The lesson for us to learn here is that God does not bring our past to us for condemnation. He shows us our history for reasons of redemption. Our Lord and Savior, Christ Jesus is our redeemer. God wants to help those who cannot seem to overcome their past that will lead to a life of exaltation and joy. When we think of our past, we sometimes look back over the many years we have been alive, but our past started with the heartbeat that just occurred. 

We cannot take this as every issue in our lives will be resolved instantly, and as life goes forward, it will be a "Rose Garden." No, God will bring certain aspects of our past to mind, helping us shift through these possible mistakes with more clarity than when they happened. This way, helping us to look at the events from God's perspective, not our own, helping us to understand the repentance that is necessary to move forward and leave the past in the past. 

This concept almost seems like a contradiction in terms. However, if you think about it like, you dropped your wallet somewhere and realize it is missing, then you retrace your steps backward until you find it, you will be able to move forward and leave the lost wallet incident in the past. Hopefully, we learn from this mistake so that that will not happen again. In the same manner, God will bring some sin to our minds so that we can leave it in the past through repentance. 

 When we do this and still worry about whatever we repented of, we are saying that God does not have any control over the past, present or future (Psalms 103:12).  

God will not bring up any sin or wrongdoing that you have honestly, from your heart, repented. When this repentant sin comes up to you from any source, be it your mind or someone around you reminding you of this, it is not from God. Satan will always try to keep you tripped up with things that happen in the past. Just place your faith and trust in God that He is faithful in forgiving your past sins and forgetting them (1 John 1:8-9; Hebrews 8:12).  

Do not let Satan rob you of the peace and joy that is ours because Jesus went through the shame, pain, and death on the Cross of Calvary so that we might have the peace of God, through Christ Jesus (John 14:27).  

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