“…for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.” — Isaiah 54:4
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It is more than we deserve that God promises “I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.” [1] Indeed, “All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him.”[2] Once our sins are forgiven, they are also forgotten, cast into the depths of the sea[3], removed as far as east is from west[4].
But this precious verse in Isaiah is going even further. Not only will God not remember our sins, we will forget them as well. That peace passing all understanding comes from a cleared conscience before God. If you are heavy with shame and regrets from your past you must take hold of this promise posthaste. Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? [5]That includes yourself! If God has punished Christ for your sake why would you try to punish yourself any further?
We must have the awareness of the exceeding sinfulness of our sin to truly repent of it, but once the blood is applied to the heart our entire being gives way to the faithful and infallible Word of God, including our guilty, bitter, regretfullness of past sin. Isaiah continues in chapter 65:17 "I create a new heavens and a new earth and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind."
"Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O LORD." — Ps 25:7
Amen.
Scripture References: [1] Heb 8:12 [2] Ezk 18:22 [3] Mic 7:19 [4] Ps 103:12 [5] Rom 8:33
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