Have you been bewitched? You were running so well. Who has hindered you from obeying the truth Galatians 3:12, Galatians 5:1). Remember Lot’s wife, with her heart entangled with her past; she looked back (Luke 17:23). If I were the author of Luke, I would have reminded the reader of Lot because, unfortunately, he stopped short of complete transformation and ended in sin.
There are things in our past that we consider significant but in the dealings of God are minuscule. We have a choice. We can either hold on to the past or press forward and apprehend what Christ has apprehended for us. God requires a new wineskin for new wine. It is not enough to escape destruction, but their story reminds us not to look back, reach back, nor settle for something short of the new place God has called us to occupy. According to Haggai 2:9, “The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts.”
The Apostle Paul is a great example, he had one of the highest pedigrees for his day and age, yet he counted it as dung for the excellency in Christ Jesus (Philippians 3:8). What about you? Are you still holding on to your glory days, or will you allow Holy Spirit to move you into the new place that he has prepared for you? Driven by Holy Spirit into the wilderness, the devil tested Jesus in preparation for his new place as the Savior and our mighty deliverer.
We go through a process after we are born again. God often shows us our potential in him then allows us to go through tests of the heart. Remember Lot and his wife. She became a pillar of salt and he decided that he would stop short of completing his journey. We do not know what might have happened but we know the results. The past years have been trying for many of us, but we must have the determination to press forward and allow Holy Spirit to have His perfect work in us. As we seek the heart of God, not only do we find that the world has changed (meta), but we have changed. Therefore, do not look back nor stop at a place of comfort. God has hope and a future that we have yet to obtain.