There is great joy in heaven when a person turns from their wicked ways and turns to God! Luke 15:10, Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth. Even when Jesus was dying on the cross, the love in His heart for us was so deep and genuine that He said, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. (Luke 23:34) You are a new creation... so forget your past! As a child of God, you are a new creation! Your past has been wiped away, and you are given a fresh start! 2 Corinthians 5:17, Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. There awaits no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus! Romans 8:1, There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus... Jesus did not come here to condemn you, but to save you! (John 3:17) Not only does God forgive our sins, but He also FORGETS our sins! He chooses not to remember our sins for HIS own sake! Isaiah 43:25, I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins. (Also see Hebrews 10:17) When your sins are forgiven, they are removed from you as far as the east to the west! Psalms 103:12, As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. Also look at Micah 7:19, ...he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. We are told not to look at the past, but press forward towards the future! Philippians 3:13, ...this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, God Himself does not remember your sins, so why should you? If He felt it was best to forget them, since when is it better to remember them? God wants us to forgive ourselves and allow Jesus blood to wash clean our conscience from all the evil we have done! Hebrews 9:14, How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? Why did God choose to make us new creations? Because He didnt want our pasts to be a part of us anymore!
Posted on: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 10:42:24 +0000
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