My memory is not the best. Before I hear a rousing chorus of amens from the peanut gallery let me explain. I’m not sure it is age, my tourettes, A.D.D., a male thing, early Alzheimer’s disease, or simply who I am. I can leave my office and walk to Pastor Charlie’s office and forget why I was going there. I can even at times get into my car forget where I was headed.
It’s my issue, among others, but today it reminded me of God’s grace. You might ask how I got from my short term memory loss to God’s grace? Well, I’m going to tell you.
One of the things my mom says I have always been able to do it is forget things real quickly when it comes to hurts. I could be very hurt and upset one moment and come downstairs as if nothing was bothering me the next. I forgive and I think forget quickly. That is our God! His grace covers all our sins and His forgiveness is not just short term but eternal. Psalm 103:11-12 – as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
Praise God that in my weakness I can still see the Almighty God who loves me enough to forgive me.
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Amen! What a precious gift we give each other when we choose to forgive and restore relationships! It always helps me to remember how flawed I am before I choose to get offended by someone else! ...and wouldn't it be precious if we could not only forgive but not HAVE to tell everyone else about that person's shortcomings! What a gift to be able to release that person!..a gift to them and a gift to our Lord! (I invite anyone to call me to the table if you hear me dragging down another person!! -- I promise I won't get offended!)
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