OUR DAILY BREAD : THINK OF THEM NO MORE

[cimi]

September 13
Saturday


THINK OF THEM
NO MORE

READ:
Isaiah 43:22-28
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I, even I, am He
who blots out your
transgressions for My
own sake; and I will
not remember your
sins. __Isaiah
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My early years as a believer in Christ were laden with foreboding. I had the impression that when Jesus comes back, all my sins will be portrayed on a giant screen for everyone to see.

I know now that God chooses not to remember against me a single of of my transgressions. Every sin has been buried in the deepest sea, never to be exhumed and examined again.

Amy Carmichael wrote, "A day or two ago I was thinking rather sadly of the past__so many sins and failures and lapses of every kind. I was reading Isaiah 43, and in verse 24 I saw myself: 'You have wearied me with your iniquities.' And then for the first time I noticed that there is no space between verse 24 and verse 25: 'I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; and I will not remember your sins.' "

Indeed, when our Lord comes back He will "bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each one's praise will come from God"(1 Cor. 4:5). On that day our works will be tried and we may suffer loss, but we will not be judged fro sin (3:11-15). God will see what Christ has done for us. He "will not remember [our] sins." __David Roper

`````````````````Where no far-reaching tide with its powerful sweep``````````````````````
````````````````````May stir the dark waves of forgetfulness deep,```````````````````````
```````````````I have buried them there where no mortal can see!````````````````````````
```````````````I've cast all thy sins in the depths of the sea. __anon.`````````````````````
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When God saves us, our sins are forgiven forever.

*********************************Today's Bible Reading __ Isaiah 43:22-28********************************

22 But you have not called
upon Me, O Jacob; and
you have been weary of
Me, O Israel. 23 You have
not brought Me the sheep
for you burnt offerings,
nor have you honored Me
with you sacrifices. I have
not caused you to serve
with grain offerings, nor
wearied you with incense.

24 You have bought Me no
sweet cane with money,
nor have you satisfied Me
with the fat of your
sacrifices; but you have
burdened me with your
sins, you have weraried Me
with your iniquities.

25 I, even I, am He who
blots out your
transgressions for My own
sake; and I will not
remember your sins. 26 Put
Me in remembrance; let us
contend together; state
your case, that you may be
acquitted. 27 Your first
father sinned, and your
mediators have
transgressed against Me.

28 Therefore I will profane
the princes of the
sanctuary; I will give Jacob
to the curse, and Israel to
reproaches.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

God's people had been unfaithful and had stubbornly refused to
repent and return to God (Isa. 43:22-46). Yet despite their sins
and guilt, God in His mercy said He would forgive them (v.25),
even though they wee undeserving of His favor (v.26). From the
time of "your first father and your mediators"__perhaps referring
to Abraham and other covenantal leaders such as Moses__they
were all sinners (v.27). Although their sins would be forgiven, they
would still face the consequences of their actions and be disciplined
through the exile (v.28).