It's as illogical to think that you can live a fulfilled life in Christ plagued
with rensentments from the past; whether it be offenses from yesterday or
yester-year; as it is illogical for a batter to think that he can make a homerun
while staring at the catcher behind himself.
You see, Satan is throwing everything that
he's got to retire you and the game...
it's bottom of the ninth and you're
behind by three with bases loaded and two outs. Here comes the pitch. Faster
than the blink of an eye you see the ball seem to just appear in the catchers
mit. Another pitch... you stand overwhelmed staring at the catchers mit. "Strike
two!" rings as a loud gong in your ears and you cringe.
Suddenly, a voice
from the crowd cries out, "...you must forget what is behind and reach forward
to what is ahead!"
You turn to see Satan as he begins his wind-up. To your
amazement, he has been pitching underhanded; you couldn't have known while
staring back!
At that moment, just as the ball leaves Satan's hand, you are
reminded of Jesus' words in Matthew 6:14-15, "Unless you forgive others God will
not forgive you."
You make a heartfelt decision to forgive those who have
offended you as you draw back for your swing. You swing forward with all your
might...
There is a "crack" of the bat and the ball goes sailing, going...
going... GONE! It's a grand slam -the game is over; Satan has been defeated once
again.
"... But this one thing I do: forgetting what is behind and reaching forward to what is ahead, I pursue as my goal the prize promised by God's heavenly call in Christ Jesus." -Philippians 3:13-14
