puricare chronicles: YOUR BEST DAYS ARE AHEAD - Don’t let the memories of your past, regardless of how pleasant or unpleasant they are, keep you from seeing that God has better days ahead for you. In any earthly endeavor, you have to look ahead to see where you’re going. It’s all right to take a quick look, to remember where God has brought you from; to reflect on His goodness in your life; to tell the stories of God’s saving grace, power and might operating on your behalf; but don’t dwell there. Keep moving forward. Walk in God’s anointing, demonstrate His power, and live the life God has called you to live. Your best days are ahead - “The glory of this latter house will be greater than the former, says the Lord of Hosts. And in this place I will give peace, says the Lord of Hosts.” - How many times have you heard someone talk about the good old days? People like to compare the way things used to be with the way they are now — and it always seems like conditions were much better back then than they are presently.There is an old saying that summarizes this: “The older we get, the better we were.” Memories can be selective. People will often remember only the highlights — the good times — while forgetting the difficulties of that same time in their lives. The prophet Haggai encountered this same situation. He was among the exiles that had returned to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple. The first temple was unmatched in glory and splendor.

Sunday, December 27, 2020

YOUR BEST DAYS ARE AHEAD - Don’t let the memories of your past, regardless of how pleasant or unpleasant they are, keep you from seeing that God has better days ahead for you. In any earthly endeavor, you have to look ahead to see where you’re going. It’s all right to take a quick look, to remember where God has brought you from; to reflect on His goodness in your life; to tell the stories of God’s saving grace, power and might operating on your behalf; but don’t dwell there. Keep moving forward. Walk in God’s anointing, demonstrate His power, and live the life God has called you to live. Your best days are ahead - “The glory of this latter house will be greater than the former, says the Lord of Hosts. And in this place I will give peace, says the Lord of Hosts.” - How many times have you heard someone talk about the good old days? People like to compare the way things used to be with the way they are now — and it always seems like conditions were much better back then than they are presently.There is an old saying that summarizes this: “The older we get, the better we were.” Memories can be selective. People will often remember only the highlights — the good times — while forgetting the difficulties of that same time in their lives. The prophet Haggai encountered this same situation. He was among the exiles that had returned to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple. The first temple was unmatched in glory and splendor.

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Your Best Days are Ahead!

Don’t let the memories of your past, regardless of how pleasant or unpleasant they are, keep you from seeing that God has better days ahead for you. In any earthly endeavor, you have to look ahead to see where you’re going. It’s all right to take a quick look, to remember where God has brought you from; to reflect on His goodness in your life; to tell the stories of God’s saving grace, power and might operating on your behalf; but don’t dwell there. Keep moving forward. Walk in God’s anointing, demonstrate His power, and live the life God has called you to live. Your best days are ahead!

Rod Parsley

“The glory of this latter house will be greater than the former, says the Lord of Hosts. And in this place I will give peace, says the Lord of Hosts.” - Haggai 2:9

How many times have you heard someone talk about the good old days?

People like to compare the way things used to be with the way they are now — and it always seems like conditions were much better back then than they are presently.

There is an old saying that summarizes this: “The older we get, the better we were.”

Memories can be selective.

People will often remember only the highlights — the good times — while forgetting the difficulties of that same time in their lives.

The prophet Haggai encountered this same situation.

He was among the exiles that had returned to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple.

The first temple was unmatched in glory and splendor.

The rebuilt one seemed plain in comparison.

The difference was startling to everyone, and discouraging to more than a few.

Many among them declared that there was no way this new building could ever compare with the temple they remembered from before.

Because they were focused on what they regarded as the good old days of their past, they were in danger of missing what God intended to do in their future.

The prophet stepped forward at this critical moment and delivered a thundering message to the governor and all the people.

“The glory of this latter house will be greater than the former, says the Lord of Hosts. And in this place I will give peace, says the Lord of Hosts.”

It seemed impossible. How could this stone edifice ever compare with the golden splendor of Solomon’s temple?

Haggai may not have known how it was going to happen, but that didn’t keep him from proclaiming that it most certainly would happen.

And sure enough, there came a day far in the future that God came to His rebuilt temple in the form of Jesus Christ.

In Solomon’s temple, God’s presence was hidden behind a veil, only to be seen by the high priest once a year.

In the rebuilt temple, the glory of God, in the person of Jesus, was manifested for everyone to see.

Surely the glory of the latter house was greater than the former house.

This word is not just to the returning exiles in Jerusalem — it is also a word for you today.

Don’t let the memories of your past, regardless of how pleasant or unpleasant they are, keep you from seeing that God has better days ahead for you.

In any earthly endeavor, you have to look ahead to see where you’re going.

Nearly every motor vehicle has a relatively large windshield.

Most of them also have a very small mirror in the middle of the windshield.

You look out the windshield most of the time, and only glance in the rear view mirror occasionally.

It’s all right to take a quick look, to remember where God has brought you from; to reflect on His goodness in your life; to tell the stories of God’s saving grace, power and might operating on your behalf; but don’t dwell there.

Keep moving forward.

My pastor and mentor, Dr. Lester Sumrall, told me, “Automobile companies put a reverse gear in their cars. God didn’t put a reverse in humans. We were made to go forward, not backward.”

Walk in God’s anointing, demonstrate His power, and live the life God has called you to live.

Your best days are ahead!

Lord, as we rise to meet each new day, please let us be filled with Your Spirit.

Wherever we go, let us spread love, joy, peace, goodness, and faithfulness.

Let us desire to become more like You and to worship you in all we do.

Amen.

Further Reading

Haggai 2:9

Isaiah 60:1

Deuteronomy 32:4

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