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<\/a>Her faithfulness to God has been amazing. She\u2019s waited. She\u2019s served. She\u2019s gone. She\u2019s done all that God has asked her to do. But God\u2019s faithfulness is even greater and in His perfect timing, has brought a wonderful, godly man into her life.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Yesterday was a great day. I\u2019m not the only one who has fond thoughts of yesterday. There have been plenty of musicians whose songs have included thoughts of what was.<\/p>\n
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Paul McCartney with the Beatles sang of \u201cYesterday.\u201d Karen Carpenter wished for \u201cYesterday, Once More.\u201d Mary Mary also sang of \u201cYesterday.\u201d However, Chad and Jeremy realized that \u201cYesterday\u2019s Gone.\u201d<\/p>\n
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While I\u2019ve had some pretty wonderful yesterdays, there are many yesterday\u2019s I\u2019d like to forget. Especially the ones where I\u2019ve sinned against God. Those yesterday\u2019s seem to be the ones I remember the most.<\/p>\n
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The Apostle Paul knew how heart wrenching \u201cyesterday\u201d could be. The yesterdays before he met Jesus were filled with unspeakable sins against the very One he preached of until his death.<\/p>\n
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Paul speaks of his yesterdays in his letter to the Philippians Church. His words allow for me to forget my past and look forward to something far greater than I could imagine.<\/p>\n
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\u201cBut one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead. I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.\u201d<\/em> (Philippians 3:13b-14 \u2013 NIV)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I can forget all of my yesterday\u2019s where sin seemed more important than God. Once I ask God to forgive my sinful acts, they are forgotten by God. His grace and mercy cover me and I\u2019m a beautiful daughter of God once again.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I too, must strive for the goal mentioned by Paul. Pressing on toward the prize. Striving day after day to be Christ-like and forgetting what my yesterday\u2019s looked like.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thankfully our lives are not filled with only yesterday. There is today to do our best to serve the Lord and we have a bright future in tomorrow.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n You see, yesterday was the beginning for my dear friend and her beloved. The bridal shower is the precursor to the wedding, the main event. In a month, they will be joined in wedded bliss. Their future is ahead of them. Their tomorrow\u2019s are yet to be lived. And what excitement and joy they experience because of what tomorrow holds.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It\u2019s the same with our spiritual lives. Yesterday we blew it. Today we have the opportunity to live better. But tomorrow holds great promise.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n There\u2019s one more song I\u2019d like to share with you. Unfortunately, I wasn\u2019t able to find a version for you to listen to, but the words are wonderful without music. Read through these words and I\u2019ll meet you on the other side.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Yesterday He died for me, yesterday, yesterday. <\/p>\n Today He lives for me, today, today. <\/p>\n Tomorrow He comes for me, He comes, He comes. <\/p>\n O friend do you know Him, know Him, know Him? <\/p>\n Do you? If not, let me share the possibility of a beautiful future with you. He can take all of your tomorrows and turn them into something beautiful. He will create beauty from ashes. Is that what you\u2019re looking for?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For those of us who are followers of Christ, let\u2019s forget our yesterdays and live for Jesus today. Let\u2019s anticipate our future with Him. It\u2019s what I plan to do today.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you’d like to leave a comment, please click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Grace and peace be yours in abundance,<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Donna<\/p>\n
\nYesterday, He died for me, yesterday.
\nYesterday He died for me, died for me.
\nThis is history.<\/p>\n
\nToday He lives for me, today.
\nToday He lives for me, lives for me.
\nThis is victory.<\/p>\n
\nTomorrow He comes for me, He comes.
\nTomorrow He comes for me, comes for me.
\nThis is mystery.<\/p>\n
\nO friend do you know Him, know Him?
\nO friend do you know Him, do you know Him?
\nJesus Christ the Lord, Jesus Christ the Lord.
\nJesus Christ the Lord[i]<\/a>.<\/p>\n