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"My Yesterday’s Are Gone" by Will Ellis & Ben Laine: A New Creation Washed by the Blood


Your yesterdays do not define you.

Have you ever tried harder, only to end up more tired? Will Ellis and Ben Laine know that spin. This song “My Yesterday’s Are Gone” grew out of Will’s journey through addiction and the freedom he found in Jesus. Will brought this song to his friend, Ben, and together they wrote the second verse and bridge. Will sings that he was “spinning out and tired,” trying to “do it all myself.” Religion felt heavy. Then he met “the One the story’s about.”

Will Ellis & Ben Laine - My Yesterday’s Are GoneWillpower did not carry him from there. Freedom grew as he came to know who Jesus is, what He has done, and who He says Will is. The song is a reminder that healing rarely happens alone.

Consider this line: “Formed in the hands of the Potter, He took me in close to His heart.” Whatever shape your past has left you in, the Potter isn’t finished with you. The apostle Paul puts it this way in 2 Corinthians 5:17: “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.”

The old has passed away. It isn’t hidden or managed, but gone, for good! So why do you keep on carrying it as if it is still there? Maybe there’s a habit that has followed you for years, or an old mistake still whispers your name.

Hand it over to God today. Stop striving and rest in “the Father’s love.” Name one “yesterday” that you’ll lay down this week, then thank Him out loud.
Your strength isn’t something you manufacture. It is a gift, and it is already yours. Go ahead and listen to this song. May the meaning of every word sink in. “I’ve been washed by the blood, my yesterdays are gone.”

(Related scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17; Isaiah 64:8; Galatians 5:1)

Background:

I wanted to write a song that was more personal of my journey which involves the struggle with addiction and how freedom was found from encountering Jesus. Walking out that freedom was strengthened by knowing Who He is, what He has done and who He says I am. I brought this song to my friend Ben and we wrote the second verse and bridge together.

Release date: October 30, 2026

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