THE OLD'S BURDEN

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The Old's Burden (Exodus 14:12)

Every man who chooses to remain in the past has a huge price to pay, which is regression. For this reason, I must say that every believer must break free from the cycle of modern-day temptation to cling to sinful habits, toxic environments, and relationships, despite the knowledge of their destructive consequences.


Looking at this from a spiritual perspective, the journey of the Israelites from Egypt to freedom defines true transformation.


Here is my point: this transformation was never a reality without the struggle to break free from the OLD'S BURDEN, which was a major driving force behind the new life God had planned. The reason for the struggle to break free was the comfort of the old, which was actually a burden on the future.

(Exodus 14:12) “We said, 'Leave us alone! Let us be slaves to the Egyptians. It's better to be a slave in Egypt than a corpse in the wilderness!'”


From this excerpt, what the Israelites refused to perceive was this: God has a future perfectly designed for every nation, tribe, and tongue. But we must understand that this future is never a reality without a little discomfort, which is actually the true price of permanent comfort and abundance. The fear of self is a major obstacle.


No matter how comfortable it seems, there is no blessing in slavery. Yet, the Israelites preferred to remain comfortable slaves in Egypt.


Outside of the Bible days, this is the reality of many lives in this current dispensation, even among Christians. We prefer the comfort of slavery in sin and evil, wrapped up in the illusion of who we think we are. We have chosen to remain in the reality of our past, which Christ died for.


When Christ was raised from the dead, He left the environment of the grave totally and never returned. He spoke to people about the reality of a life after death.

However, Judas could not do this because, despite the fact that Jesus continually fueled the lives of His disciples with the importance of love and a life of sacrifice, Judas chose to remain fixated on a selfish nature and was caught up in eternal regret (regression). His habitation was desolate (Psalm 69:25).


There is a life after the old, and that is the new. Do not remain a carrier of the OLD'S BURDEN.


 

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