I was reading a devotion by Max Lucado from his book, ‘Grace.’ He spoke of God’s forgiveness and the fact that God doesn’t keep a running score of our sins! Phewww!!!
I began thinking about how simple it is for us to humanize God and lower him to our level of actions, behavior and thinking.
We, as humans, keep score! We count everything from our body weight to offenses we’ve received. We know how many times we’ve read this, said that, and wished for; the had to do, did do, and didn’t do. Then, he said, she said the lists go on and do!
You’ve been there, an argument with your spouse, offenses from ten years ago still pop up; geez, I’m still in trouble for that!!! Your parents can’t seem to forget that time you or your boss still holds that mistake against you, and it’s become your new definition and title.
We have had it done to us; we have done it to others, the lists and measurements. Thankfully, God has a different measuring stick, one we need to remember so we can unload our baggage of guilt and walk in his glorious freedom, making it also an example we need to adopt.
Matthew 6:15 NCV “But if you don’t forgive others, your Father In Heaven will not forgive your sins.”
Psalm 103:12 NCV “He has taken our sins away from us as far as the east is from the west.”
Hebrews 10:17 ESV “Then he adds, ‘I will remember their sins and lawless deeds no more.” (Cross-reference this scripture with scripture from the Old Testament; Jeremiah 31:34)
Jeremiah 31:34 NCV “People will no longer have to teach their neighbors and relatives to know the Lord, because all people will know me, from the least to the most important, says the Lord. I will forgive them for the wicked things they did, and I will not remember their sins anymore.”
2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold the new has come.”
I can’t begin to tell you how important it is to work on grasping the fact that our sins have been forgiven and forgotten, and now it’s up to us to forgive ourselves and forget our past sins; God has! Don’t give Satan a foothold on your life and emotions, don’t carry the past, don’t continue to beat yourself up, let go and move on.
The only thing we need to carry forward from our sins and mistakes is the learned knowledge, the wisdom imparted, and the fear (respect) of our Lord to not continue.
Yesterday and it’s mistakes are yesterday and today is a new day, go out and enjoy your freedom! Be blessed, be a blessing and thank you for joining me. 🥰
Sunshine On My Shoulder 