Steps
8 Hezekiah had asked Isaiah, “What will be the sign that the Lord will heal me and that I will go up to the temple of the Lord on the third day from now?”
9 Isaiah answered, “This is the Lord’s sign to you that the Lord will do what he has promised: Shall the shadow go forward ten steps, or shall it go back ten steps?”
10 “It is a simple matter for the shadow to go forward ten steps,” said Hezekiah. “Rather, have it go back ten steps.”
11 Then the prophet Isaiah called on the Lord, and the Lord made the shadow go back the ten steps it had gone down on the stairway of Ahaz. 2 Kings 20:8-11
Do you ever wonder why we tend to look back all the time when so many things are in front of us? We tend to walk through life and while it is easier to move forward, there are many times when we move backwards. Maybe it is a particular sin or shortcoming that we have that we keep revisiting, or maybe it is dwelling on something in the past that has long since been dealt with. Our steps are always challenged by the enemy trying to get us to move backwards because that typically takes our focus off what's ahead. It is so much better for us to move forward and to leave the enemy behind. Keep your steps moving forward and protect against thinking it is easier to move backwards, because if you are like me, you will trip moving backwards.
Have a great weekend.
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