July 23
ABSOLUTELY NO REMEMBRANCE
"And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more." Heb. 10:17
According to this gracious covenant the Lord treats His people as
if they had never sinned. Practically, He forgets all their
trespasses. Sins of all kinds He treats as if they had never been; as
if they were quite erased from His memory. O miracle of grace! God
here doth that which in certain aspects is impossible to Him. His
mercy worketh miracles which far transcend all other miracles.
Our God ignores our sin now that the sacrifice of Jesus has
ratified the covenant. We may rejoice in Him without fear that He will
be provoked to anger against us because of our iniquities. See! He
puts us among the children; He accepts us as righteous; He takes
delight in us as if we were perfectly holy. He even puts us into
places of trust; makes us guardians of His honor, trustees of the
crown jewels, stewards of the gospel. He counts us worthy, and gives
us a ministry; this is the highest and most special proof that He does
not remember our sins. Even when we forgive an enemy, we are very slow
to trust him; we judge it to be imprudent so to do. But the Lord
forgets our sins, and treats us as if we had never erred. O my soul,
what a promise is this! Believe it and be happy.