And their sins and iniquities will I
remember no more. Hebrews 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 does that which in certain aspects is impossible to Him. His
mercy works 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.
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