Do you hate your past? Do you hate the way you feel whenever something happens that reminds you of your past? Are there people or songs or smells that transport you instantly back to the person you used to be, and if so, do you do everything you can to avoid those reminders? When you look back on the person you used to be, you probably have regrets. The problem is, no matter how much you roll those things over in your head and heart, you can never change what’s happened. The past is locked and that’s just the end of the story. Or, is it? It turns out that Jesus has the keys to the past. Nothing is really locked. The story isn’t finished. In 2 Corinthians 5, Paul says, “God made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.” Jesus never did anything wrong. He lived a perfect life, from the things He said and did all the way down to His motives and thoughts. Every single moment of His story perfectly pleased the Holy heart of God. The truly amazing thing is that Jesus didn’t just live a sinless life. He lived it out, laid it down and then traded it for yours. He grabbed your past, draped it on His own shoulders and paid the price for all of it. He gave you His record, His perfection and His righteousness for free. Your old broken past isn’t merely gone, it has been replaced. Your past is His. His past is yours. He switched stories with you and now you are eternally righteous in the sight of God. Now, that’s Good News.
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