Psalm
103:12
As
far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions
from us.
A
woman asked God for forgiveness for a sin she had committed. He granted her
pardon, but she had a tough time forgetting what she had done. She just
couldn't let go of her guilt. In desperation she returned to God to ask His
forgiveness once more. When she asked Him to remember what she had done, He
said, "I can't remember what you're talking about. It never happened. Once
sin is forgiven, it is dropped into the sea of forgetfulness, and it is no
more. Go your way. No one condemns you; not even I."
It
is not that God has a bad memory, but that His love is so complete and
boundless that He will not retain the memory of something we ask to be forgiven
for. He erases the sins from our slate, and we start fresh. As far as the east
is from the west, that is how far God removes our sin from us.
Prayer:
Though I don't deserve Your loving care and forgiveness, Lord, I continually
thank You that You give it to me so freely. Help me to accept it graciously,
and to know that You hold nothing against me once I ask Your pardon. Amen.
