Whenever I read things like this, I am overwhelmed. Truly, we serve a God who delights in mercy. He pardons our iniquity and passes over our rebellious acts. For Christs’s sake He treats us as innocent.
Who will bring a charge against God’s elect? Where is our guilt? He has trampled our sins underfoot. He has cast them behind his back. He has hurled our iniquities into the depths of the sea! (Micah 7:19).
Who is a God like Him? What little we know of this compassion.
He declares, “For I will be merciful toward their iniquities, and I will remember their sins no more.” (Hebrews 8:12).
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“Who among us, in the retrospect of existence, have
not the memories of unworthy thought and unworthy
deed, it may even be of ignoble wounds, in life’s
battle? What of that? Are we for a moment to allow
these sins, grievous as they may be, to create an
insuperable, impassable gulf between us and the
Great Forgiver? Thoughts, far more merciful than
our own, are expressed and reiterated in the divine
words, ‘I will forgive their wickedness and will
remember their sins no more!’ ”
John MacDuff, Thoughts for the Quiet Hour
Liberating and encouraging words, Christina! May He bless you will the full scope of His grace and peace!
Wonderful words to remind us that we don’t need to flagellate ourselves for an unspecified amount of time before coming to the throne and receiving His cleansing from sin. By His stripes it has already been done for us!
Bless you Christina!
@ Petra — Thank you, Petra. You are a tremendous encouragement to me! I pray the same blessing for you, too! May His grace and peace abound!
@ Diane — How true! We DON’T need to flagellate ourselves! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to push through so-to-speak in prayer against this and by faith, defy the enemies accusations. I am no match for the devil but the devil is no match for the blood of Jesus!
Blessings to you both my precious sisters in the Lord! I truly thank God for you!
Ah, MacDuff. Devotionally sweet and doctrinally sound. Thank you, sister, for posting his “Thoughts” and sharing yours.
Blessings to you Brother, Jon! Thank you, as always, for your encouragement!
Thank you, Christina. Thank you for encouraging us to look at our merciful God and praise Him in reverence awe!
Much love.