| “As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.” |
| —Psalm 103:12 |
When someone does something to harm us, or to hurt our feelings, even when we respond to their request for us to forgive them and we do so, we will most likely remember what that person has done to us for a very long time. It seems as if we have an extensive memory for those things that cause us personal pain.
It is almost inconceivable to us that someone might forgive us and literally forget what we have done against them. I am more than a little embarrassed to admit that I still remember, in vivid detail from the days of my childhood, some of the things people did or said that caused me deep emotional pain. In fact, the image of what was done or said remains in my mind is as clear as a 1080p video image. But, God does not operate that way. Note these words from Psalm 103:12:
As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
God not only forgives our sins—through the finished work on the cross by His one and only Son, Jesus—He casts those sins as far away from us as possible. In fact, Hebrews 8:12, quoting from Jeremiah 31:31-34, states:
For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.
As we begin a new day, how wonderful for us to realize that our sins are not only forgiven, but they are forgotten. Yes! God no longer remembers our sins. Those sins of ours are absolutely covered by the shed blood of our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. Praise God for His unfailing love for us.
