August 14
Psalms 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 conti nually 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.
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