God Doesn’t Remember Your Past
Many people have done pretty bad things even before becoming Christians. Evil is a part of anyone who is not in the light. That is to say that evil cannot be separated from unbelievers. A sinner is not a sinner because he has sinned but rather a sinner sins because it is his nature. Likewise a thief is not a thief because he has stolen but he is a thief because although he hasn’t stolen yet, he will steal. I am explaining all these things to say this; the evil or sins of your past has the ability of tormenting you even after being born again but remember that God doesn’t remember your past sins when you become born again.
Your friends may look at you and remember what you were in the past but when God looks at you He looks at you through the new covenant. He declares, “I will be merciful to your unrighteousness, and your sins and lawless deeds I will remember no more.” (Hebrews 8:12)
He states it plainly in His Word as if to assure us: “When you come to Me, don’t think that I am thinking about your sins. Don’t think that every time I look at you, I am reminded of your sins. Not only am I not keeping a record, but I am also not mindful of your failures and shortcomings. I am telling you that I will remember your sins no more, never again!
God can say that all our sins He remembers no more because there was a time when He remembered them and punished every one of them—in the body of His Son at the cross. He punished every single one of them until Jesus cried out, “It is finished!” (John 19:30) That is why today, God can justly say, “Your sins I will remember no more.”
We all know that we sin from time to time. But the good news is that all our sins have already been dealt with at the cross. Our past, present and future sins have all been washed away by Jesus’ blood. Now, when we come into God’s presence, He sees us without our sins. So my beloved, forget your past failures. Believe that God remembers your sins no more and be the righteous man that you already are in Christ!
