Unlike us humans, our God is perfectly capable of forgiving and forgetting. His heart is big enough to forget everything we did as soon as He has forgiven us. He sees a blank slate.
“For I will be merciful toward their iniquities, and I will remember their sins no more.” Hebrews 8:12
When we humbly ask Jesus to forgive our sins and failures, He lovingly embraces us and showers us with His mercy. And while He does not promise to make the worldly consequences of our actions disappear, we can now be confident to seek His comfort, and run to His embrace.
“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9
With that assurance we can have the confidence to ask Him to strengthen us as we face the ramifications of the bad choices we once made. We can ask Him to stay with us, and hold our hands. And we can count on the truth that He will not condemn us.
“For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.” John 3:17-18
Thank you for reading through our devotional today. I invite you to ponder on Romans 8:1-2 and Isaiah 1:18 to dig deeper on today’s topic.
Reflection Question: Have you felt the freedom of Christ’s forgiveness? If you haven’t, what keeps you from coming to Him, humbling yourself before Him, and asking Him to forgive all that you have done wrong?
Conversation with the Lord: Lord Jesus Christ, thank you for reconciling us with the Father. For forgiving our sins, and giving us new life. Give us the confidence to embrace and rightly live this new life you’ve died for us to live. Amen.