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Changing the Past, by Tim Archer
Alfred had dedicated himself to the science of war. A talented
scientist and creative inventor, he studied ways to create new and
better weapons. Specializing in explosives, he created dynamite. While
you may think that he was a man who enjoyed war, quite the opposite was
true. He felt that if he could perfect the instruments of war, it would
be impossible for man to wage war. He once said, "My dynamite will
sooner lead to peace than a thousand world conventions. As soon as men
will find that in one instant whole armies can be utterly destroyed,
they surely will abide by golden peace."
That dream of peace through improved weapons was shattered by World War
I. Alfred's dynamite and other inventions were used to kill more and to
kill faster. Yet he continued on his quest for peace.
Only God can change our past.
One morning, Alfred picked up the paper and was shocked to read his own
obituary. Through an error, a French paper had printed Alfred's
obituary instead of his brother's. It was a terrible shock to this
peace-loving man to see himself labeled as "the Merchant of Death,"
portrayed as the man responsible for thousands of deaths. This was not
how Alfred wanted to be remembered. So in his remaining years, he
worked with lawyers to set up a foundation that would give yearly
prizes for chemistry, physics, medicine and literature. Today if you
ask someone about Alfred Nobel, few will call him "the Merchant of
Death" nor connect his name with dynamite. We remember, instead, the
Nobel peace prize.
We may not be able to change our legacy that dramatically, but we can
do something even better. We can take our past mistakes, our old lives,
the guilt and regrets that we've built up through the years, and have
them erased forever. God has promised to separate us from them "as far
as the east is from the west" (Psalm 103:12) ... and that's pretty far!
God will look on us as though we'd never done anything wrong.
"Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has
gone, the new has come!" (2 Corinthians 5:17).
Wouldn't you like to wake up tomorrow and know that you can be proud of
every aspect of your life? Jesus can make it possible. A new start, a
clean slate. It's there for the taking. Contact me at
tim@hopeforlife.org or leave a comment on our blog at
www.hopeforlife.org/blog. I'll tell you more about changing your past
and assuring your future.
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Are you presently experiencing a new life? God's word says, "if anyone
is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has
come!"
This new life is a free gift of God through faith in Jesus Christ. If
you want to know more about this life that only Jesus can give you,
sign up for one of our Bible courses. Wherever you are in life,
whatever you've done, you can begin again.
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about becoming a new creation.
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* Invited Into the Family
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* It's Not For Everyone
http://hopeforlife.org/blog/entry.asp?ENTRY_ID=24
* Remember Grace
http://hopeforlife.org/blog/entry.asp?ENTRY_ID=22
* HopeForLife
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