When God Brings You Out
Philippians 3:13-14
When God brings you out
No looking back.
Thank Him continuously
So no setbacks.
Remember the pillar,
The wife of Lot?
Not resisting glancing behind.
She turned to salt.
Joseph put in the pit
By his brothers, all.
Forgave them later.
No downfall.
Jonah in the big fish,
Swallowed up.
Thankful to get out.
Frightful and rough.
Jesus says, “It is finished,”
On the cross, no wavier.
He in the tomb, then rose.
Thank God, our Savior!
When God brings you out
No looking back.
Thank Him continuously
So no setbacks.
— Charles B. Mayes
When God Brings You Out © 2019 by Charles B. Mayes. All Rights Reserved.
Graphic: David Padfield/FreeBibleimages.org / Joseph Forced Into the Deep Cistern
When we have come out of bad situations, even years ago, we must not dwell on these things now in our mind, but continue to thank God for bringing us out, and move forward. We see this in many Bible examples.
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