I just have one short addendum to the
messages that we have been getting on forgiving (
and
forgetting.)
I was reminded (again) by a
member, of a message that we received about a year ago about the Lord sending
the scapegoat away with the burden of sins on him to a place where he could
never again be seen.
God, Himself has to
send our transgressions to a “sea of forgetfulness” so that He will never again
remember them or hold us accountable for them.
In that same way, when we are
willing
to let go, we can ask God to take away that memory from us
and that is how we are able to forget.
It is almost impossible to do it on your own.
But, as pastor is always telling us, we must first have a willing mind.
You may find that you can’t forget
and then blame God because you are still
miserable.
If that is the case, then you
have not yet bent your will to let the situation go
and
God cannot take that memory as long as you are un
willing, not un
able, to
send it away, like the scapegoat. That applies to wrongs that we won’t forgive
as well as our sin that we want to keep.
“For if we would
judge ourselves, we should not be judged.”
Judged of what? Of
not loving Him with a love comparable to His forgiveness.
submitted by Shelley Benton
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