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Guest · Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2003 3:39 pm Post subject: Forgive and Forget

If You, O LORD, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand? But with You
there is forgiveness; therefore You are feared. (Psalm 130: 3-4)

One year I drove from Missouri to Nevada and back. When I returned, it was
like revisiting my past. None of the places I saw were "new" anymore. I had
already been there.

Sometimes we revisit a time when we were hurt. We talk a lot about
forgiving, and we may even do it most of the time. But forgiving and
forgetting? That's a different matter altogether!

God does exactly that. Through Christ, God forgives all our sins. But even
better than that (surprisingly possible!) God forgets our sins! It's as if
they never happened. He forgives and forgets, because of His Son, Jesus
Christ. This is powerful stuff! God, in turn, gives us the power to forgive
others for the sake of Jesus Christ. It is good news that we are forgiven.
We can share that good news in a powerful way by forgiving others.

Application: Forgive someone who has hurt you in the past and strive to
forget the hurt.

gimp80995 · Guest

There are some hurts that can't be forgotten by humans though.....especially when they are the cause for you ending up in jail nearly 2 yrs after the incident. (a couple of ppl here know what I'm refering to...........if anyone dosen't know and would like to know, PM me and I'll get back to you since it's not something I wanna make public.).

Peace Out

-Gimp