The Past Is Cancelled

‘I will forgive their wickedness, and I will never again remember their sins.’ Jeremiah 31:34

Do you remember how as a child, you make a mess on your drawing book, and all you have to do is – use the eraser to clean off the mess; and then you can start all over again.

This is how God handles the mistakes you have made; He wipes the slate clean. ‘… I will never again remember their sins’. Jeremiah 31:34.

This has to be one of the most wonderful statements in the Bible – that ‘God forgets’.

When we admit our sins and ask God to forgive us, He cancels our past. He chooses to forget our wrongs, errors, and failures.

Even if we died tonight, stood before God in heaven, and asked Him about a sin we committed yesterday, He would say, ‘What sin?’

When you deny your sin, you deny God the joy of forgiving you.

When you try to excuse your sin, God permits the consequences to become so painful that you will want to turn from it.

The Bible says, ‘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.

The Prodigal Son broke his father’s heart, squandered his inheritance, and ended up in a pigpen. But he come back!

His turnaround began with these words: ‘When he finally came to his senses, he said to himself … “I will go home to my father and say, ‘Father, I have sinned …’”’ Luke 15:17-18.

And what his father did for him, God will do for you!