Pastor Todd teaches us today from Philippians 3, reminding us of Paul's comments about leaving things behind and reaching forward to what God has for us in Christ Jesus.

In order to move forward in anything you have to leave things behind. Your future is not going to be any different if you stay in your past. A baby cannot be birthed until the umbilical cord is cut and they leave the womb.

The Israelites had to leave Eqypt to become free or they would have remained slaves. Even so, when they had actually left Egypt they were not yet free. They carried with them the slave mindset. They were, effectively, runaway slaves.

It was not until they saw the bodies of the Egyptians who were chasing them to bring them back into slavery, that they were delivered from the mindset of slavery. They had to see the death of what kept them captive in order to become truly free.

Sometimes we can go to a new place with an old attitude. The people of Israel were delivered from their captivity but still desired the things of their enslavement. There is something comforting about enslavement. Why? Because I don't have to think for myself. Whatever we are enslaved by makes my decisions for me and determines my future.

Do you look to your past to define your future?

Let's listen in as Pastor Todd explains.

http://www.reviveusnow.com

Check out Pastor Todd's latest book, "Old Is the New: Connecting Covenants".

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09YQGKDPX/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_RARTSS86DPJXB5Z878CJ