Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - Shredding Memories - #8213

Monday, February 23, 2009

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Some people relive memories on New Year's Eve; some people make memories. But this past New Year's Eve, some people actually shredded their memories. New Yorkers and tourists were invited to bring bad memories from the old year to Times Square to be shredded. Some wrote "the stock market" or "cancer" on the piece of paper they shredded. One Yankees fan destroyed a poster of New York's longtime rival, the Boston Red Sox! One lady who shredded her boyfriend's e-mail telling her he was breaking up with her said, "This is the perfect way to move on from a bad year and a bad experience."

I’m Ron Hutchcraft, and I wish it was that easy to lose some of the garbage from the past. There are wounds, there are mistakes, there’s guilt, there’s shame that no shredder can put behind you. God's given us, though, a powerful formula for a fresh start in His Book. It says, "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" (Philippians 3:14 ).

See, a new beginning means getting forgiven by Jesus, and then giving His forgiveness to the people who have wronged you, and focusing on Jesus and the future He has for you. The forgiving love of Jesus Christ can banish forever the dark chapters of the past. The Bible says, "If You, O Lord, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness" (Psalm 130:3 ). That's because every sin you've done or has been done against you was paid for by Jesus on cross.

It's not a shredder we need. We need a Savior! Check out how to meet Him at our website, will you—AlifeThatMatters.org.

Bible References: Philippians 3:14 ; Psalm 130:3