February 9
Psalm 25:7
Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O Lord.
Confession time: Who can say that they can look back at their life and see sins they'd rather not remember? No matter our age, we can say this same verse. When we are in our teens, we can look back at some of the stupid things we did as kids. As young adults, we can look back over our teenage years and see the bad decisions we made. In middle and late adulthood, there are even more things that we can look back on and ask God to forgive us for the sins of our youth or younger age.
We must all be thankful for God's mercy--that He didn't give us what we deserved. If the people in our lives got up and told all they knew about us, we would probably be traumatized enough not to want to show our face in public. God could tell us all our sins; BUT keep in mind that Jesus said that He remembers our sins no more. Not only does God give us mercy and forget our sins, but He remembers us. Through His grace and mercy we have hope--hope for eternal life. We must be aware of our transgressions and repent of these. God will have mercy on us because He is God!
As we go through our day, let us be sure to ask God for forgiveness and trust in His mercy.
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