Samuel D. High
sdhigh@aristotle.net
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From: Apostle Tom <pressingon@hotmail.com>
Sent: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:45:49 -0500
To: <pressingon@hotmail.com>
Subject: Morning Manna (Sept. 30); BP: Jer. 31; RBTTY: Eph. 3; Is. 9-10
September 30 &n bsp; “Our Forgetful God”
“And they shall teach no more every man his neighbor and every man his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord’—for they shall all know Me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, says the Lord. . .for I will forgive their iniquity and I will remember their sin no more.”
Jeremiah 31:34
He may forget them, but He will never forget you (Is. 49:15-16).
Forgetfulness is one of the “maladies of mind” that comes with “advancing maturity.” Our once-sharp memories, so quick on remembering facts and faces, fade with the passing of time, leaving us quite frustrated and forgetful.
Now, we know that the Lord God is omniscient and looks on our future as “past tense”—for He transcends time and space. This One, Who has no beginning or end—but is “the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End” (Rev. 22:13)—knows everything about us. . .from “the womb to the tomb” (Ps. 139:14-16). . .the number of “hairs on our head” (Mt 10:30) and how many “tears that we shed” (Ps 56:8). . .and still says “Precious are My thoughts toward you” (Ps. 139:17-18). Hallelujah!!
How (or why) then, does He tell us in today’s Manna that He will “forgive our iniquity and remember our sin no more”?
Simply because He loves us (Jn. 3:16). . .and wants us to spend eternity with Him.
Likewise, if He kept a record of our sins—everything sinful thing we’ve ever thought, said or did—who of us would ever have a hope of Heaven?
None of us (Ps. 32:1-2).
That’s why we should forever give thanks for Jesus’ atoning Blood that “saves us from God’s wrath” (
Even more, our mouths should daily be filled with praise unto this One Whose “mercy is higher than the heavens and Who has removed our transgressions from us as far as the east is the from the west” (Ps. 103:11-12). Because there is no East Pole or West Pole, there is no way to measure the limits of His forgiveness; neither will our “forgetful God” come back sometime in the future and say, “I remember back when. . .” as we are so prone to do. Glory!!
Yes, dear Pilgrim, when we know Christ in the forgiveness of sins, our lives will be dramatically and visibly changed (Rom. 12:1-2). No one will have to ask us, “Do you know Jesus?” for His Presence in our lives will be very evident to those around us.
And, as our minds are transformed by Him and His indwelling “Life, Light and Love” (Jn. 1:4; Rom. 12:2; II Cor. 10:5; Phil. 2:5), we’ll also become more forgetful of others’ sins against us. Christ’s “healing love” will enable us to also forgive and hide those hurts in His Blood, freeing us to “love others as He has loved us” (Jn. 15:12; I Cor. 13). May the Holy Spirit help us to live such a life today.
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