Forget it!

“This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins” — Matthew 26:28

At least once a day, I “ping” my phone to locate it.
The most embarrassing discoveries are the ones that reveal it was in my hand, under my arm, or literally sitting on the table in front of me the whole time.

Yikes.

Middle age—and the increasingly fast pace of our lives—has led me here. What was once considered forgetful has now crossed into intense distraction and a general inability to remember many, many things. Forgetting has become a normal daily occurrence for me.

We’ve been talking about sin these last few weeks, and while I’m sure you’d love to forget all of your wrongs, the enemy has a way of dragging them back to the surface. The devil is nasty like that. Making you remember is one of his strongholds.

But not God.

The One who created it all—the One who knows the number of hairs on your head and quite frankly knows everything about you—promises to forget just one thing.

Your sins.

Through the death and resurrection of Jesus, God promised to “remember sins no more” (Hebrews 8:12). He made that promise long ago, and He fulfilled it through the cross.

This world—and many of the people in it—will tell you that nothing will ever fix what you did. And nothing will.
But Somebody has.
Jesus.

Friend, you do not have to live under the weight of guilt, shame, and regret. If you are hearing those voices, it’s not because Jesus hasn’t forgiven you—it’s because you’re listening to the wrong voice.

And this is exactly why sin matters—not to trap you in shame, but to remind you of your need for a Savior.

Sin is why you need Jesus. Without Him, we would all be bound for an enemy who exists only to steal, kill, and destroy. If these last few weeks of talking about sin have done anything, I pray they have exposed your deep need for a Savior—one who remembers your sin no more.

Where sin is great, grace and mercy are greater.

Recognize it.
Confess it.
Leave it at the cross.

And then praise the Father who keeps every promise and loves you in a way you could never fully comprehend.

Reflection: What sin have you confessed to God—but still keep replaying in your own mind as if He hasn’t already forgotten it?