"Then he which had received one talent came and said,Lord,I KNEW thee
that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and
gathering where thou hast not strawed".(Matthew 25 vs 24). That is the
Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional Today.
Today's Focal Scripture focuses on the servant who got one talent from
his Master,but did nothing with it. Two other servants also got talents
but came back with profits,but this particular servant came back with
his capital but no profits. While others made progress,he remained
stagnant.
Notice carefully that when this servant came to explain his failure to
make profit,he declared that he knew that his master was a hard man. The
word 'KNEW' is the past tense of 'Know'. So, he cited what he knew in
the past. His action was informed by what he knew about the master in
the past. His choice of what to do with his talent was determined by
past knowledge. He allowed his past to guide his present. The past
resonated in his present.
Isn't it tragic that sometimes,we literally allow the past to become a
guide for us in the present. We often allow past failures to determine
our attitude towards new opportunities; we often allow past experiences
to shape our present expectations. We often carry the garbage from the
past into the present.
Friend,hear God's Counsel: Don't allow any dysfunctional knowledge from
your past to stampede you. Discard the sad memories of what happened to
you in the past. Don't allow what happened yesterday to define today.
DON'T OPERATE IN THE PRESENT WITH THE MANUAL OF THE PAST!
Apostle Paul ties it up in Philippians 3 vs 13,he says,"Brethren....but
this one thing I do,forgetting those things which are behind and
reaching forth unto those things which are before".
Pray with me,"Lord,I discard every dysfunctional knowledge from the Past that will affect my present and future in Jesus name".
Have a Lovely Wednesday!
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