OCTOBER 24, 2023 – Remembered No More

Remembered No More

OCTOBER 24, 2023
Daily Reading – Isa. 63-66 / 2 Thessalonians 1-2

 

GOD’S WORD:

Isaiah 65:17 For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.

 GETTING INTO GOD’S WORD:

        Have you ever thought to yourself, I really wish I could just forget all about some of my past. Maybe it was an argument you had with someone you love. It got heated, and before you knew it, you said something that really hurt them. Even though you have apologized a hundred times, those words you said still haunt your memories. Maybe it was a severe illness that is behind you now, however the thought of it returning someday seems fresh in your mind every time you get sick again. We all have things we wish we could erase from our past. If not erasing them, at least remember them no more.

 

        For some, it is a particularly sinful habit that seems to find its way back into their thoughts. As a Pastor, I have been asked, “why does God not just wipe our sins from our memories when He forgives us of them.” I believe the answer is, we still live in a sin filled world. If God erased the pain of our sinfulness from our memories, we would be very likely to repeat them again. Suffering again the shame of hurting the Lord.

 

        God has promised us a day when all our sins and sorrows will be remembered no more. Isaiah 65:17 says that in the new heaven and new earth the former shall not be remembered nor come to mind. Just as God remembers our sins no more, we will also be granted this wonderful privilege when we live in a place where no sin abounds. 

 GETTING GOD’S WORD INTO ME:

        This promise is only for those who find themselves in the new heaven and the new earth. Those who find their dwelling place in hell, in outer darkness, will not be granted such eternal delight. What a sad existence that will be, eternally haunted by the past.

 

Are you ready to forget?