Micah 7:18-19 Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy. You will again have compassion on us; you will tread our sins underfoot and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea. (NIV)
Promise: God promises to pardon my sin, forgive me and throw my sins into the deepest sea.
Why is it important to know this promise?
God’s character is revealed: His Mercy, Forgiveness, Holiness, Compassion, Omnipotence, Grace and Sovereignty.
Promise provides me with: assurance that God can and does forgive my sins, that God loves to show mercy and compassion, God has the power to put my sins far away and totally out of my reach or sight- never to be seen or heard from again, knowledge that God is holy and cannot tolerate my sin yet He will forgive me if I seek him with a repentant heart.
These verses never cease to amaze me. The grace of God is overwhelming when you consider our sin and the punishment we were due, yet God forgives and casts our sins into the deepest sea. Jeremiah 31:34b also adds “I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.” How is this possible for our Holy God to forgive and forget our sins? Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Only through the death and resurrection of Jesus are we forgiven and presented without sin before God. Praise God for Jesus’ work on the cross! Thank you Jesus for restoring my relationship with God the Father. As a believer we can claim 1John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” When we confess our sins, God buries them in the depths of the sea to be remembered no more. Why then do we torment ourselves over past sins? Why do we punish ourselves and dwell on past failures? That is not God but the work of Satan. God has forgiven you, so accept His forgiveness and look to the work He has for you to do. God loves us and we need to live each day claiming and proclaiming His grace and mercy.
Walk today in His forgiveness,
Linda
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