East to West

One quality of God I cherish is His ability to throw my sin as far as the east is from the west. He remembers it no more. Talk about grace. Talk about mercy. Sometimes it's difficult for us to imagine this and accept it. Shortly after coming to Him for forgiveness, we fall back into shame and since we can't forgive ourselves, we walk as though He hasn't forgiven us. Another problem with not fully understanding this amazing grace is the inability to release others from their sin, especially if it's sin that's inflicted hurt on us.

I believe change begins with a study of God's holiness and what this grace is all about--and honest prayer. If we're truly humbled and amazed by His mercy toward us, forgiving others will be a natural outpouring of that. Perhaps as humans we don't posses the ability to cast an other's sin as far as the east is from the west in our memories but accepting God's forgiveness for us, requires ours toward others. Why does He require this thing that sometimes seems so difficult? Because He knows that there's no better place, no more peaceful, fulfilling place to be than basking in His forgiveness and having wiped the slate of our minds clean from holding grudges toward others. That's love. Do you want that kind of freedom? Release it to Him today.