Posted on: 27th February 2025

Letting go of what is gone.
Remember in this new year about the dawn to let what is in your past pass
Don’t let the devil chain you to old errors.
Once confessed, seeking mercy, mistakes, however profound, are forgiven.
Can you forgive yourself? No sin is too large.
The past is prologue and the past is gone.
We wipe it clear with the Name of Jesus as we do so much else. Instead of reaching first for medication, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus.
Instead of racing off to a psychiatrist, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus.
Instead of grabbing a drink, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus.
When anger and irritation and attack from the enemy come, the Name of Jesus has all power. Slowly, quietly, during day, in the night, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus
We stumble when we are focused on what is behind us.
We stumble when we refuse to leave the past behind.
We stumble when we are not clear of relationship gone wrong.
We stumble when we obsess over money lost.
Let the new year start every new day with pure love as a goal.
Let the ‘goal post’ reach through the clouds.
Love transports prayers to the highest heaven.
So does praise.
Instill nearness to Him instead of fear of the devil.
Satan can do nothing if you are close to God.
Before anything, remember that pride, the energy of the Satan, causes distance from Him.
Simply pray ‘Jesus’ at every tempting thought.
That is the resolution of resolutions and a remedy for nearly all.

By Rev Dr Joseph Cortis, Leeds Cathedral