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Isaiah 54: 4
4 Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.
Two men walking down a country road decided to take a shortcut home. They passed through a field where a number of cattle were grazing. Deeply engrossed in conversation when they reached the other side of the pasture, they forgot to shut the gate behind them. A few minutes later one of them noticed the oversight and ran back to close the gate. As he did, he remembered the last words of an old friend who summoned all his children to his bedside and gave them this wise counsel: "As you trvel down life's pathway, remember to close the gates behind you"
The man knew that problems, difficult situations, heartbreaks, and failures were inevitable, but he wanted his children to know that they didn't have to allow those things to follow them through life.
This is especially true for believers. Once we have confessed a sin and have done what we can to right the wrong, we must put the incident behind us. - Richard W. De Haan
We invite defeat when we remember what we should forget.
4 Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.
Two men walking down a country road decided to take a shortcut home. They passed through a field where a number of cattle were grazing. Deeply engrossed in conversation when they reached the other side of the pasture, they forgot to shut the gate behind them. A few minutes later one of them noticed the oversight and ran back to close the gate. As he did, he remembered the last words of an old friend who summoned all his children to his bedside and gave them this wise counsel: "As you trvel down life's pathway, remember to close the gates behind you"
The man knew that problems, difficult situations, heartbreaks, and failures were inevitable, but he wanted his children to know that they didn't have to allow those things to follow them through life.
This is especially true for believers. Once we have confessed a sin and have done what we can to right the wrong, we must put the incident behind us. - Richard W. De Haan
We invite defeat when we remember what we should forget.
posted by Sarah at 7:51 AM
2 Comments:
Well said.
Hmmm. Close the gate. I never thought of it that way. I think I need to do this with some of my gates. Thanks for the post.
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