I'm Thinking About The Way God Forgets

It seems crazy, but just because God puts our sin in a sea of forgetfulness doesn't always mean others will not go fishing and swimming in it.  The important thing to remember is how awesome it is that GOD forgives us and chooses to forget...this clean slate with Him should always give us hope and a future no matter what others dredge up to the surface from our past.

I have been thinking about the Duggar family since the news about Josh's past surfaced.  My daughters always enjoy watching their show and are sad that it may be ending.  I have enjoyed them being able to watch how another family makes decisions based on their Biblical beliefs and, even though they are more conservative than we are, I have cherished that the girls have taken some of their teachings about purity in dating/courting and raising children to fear the Lord into their minds. Their sadness yesterday led to a good conversation for us today after school about consequences and ramifications from the decisions we make....sometimes those consequences of our sins can last a long time and affect a lot of people.  The consequences aren't always nullified in our act of confession, receiving forgiveness, and reconciliation.  But, if our confidence is in Christ alone, we can be sure that we have been completely forgiven.

There are no perfect people....every one has a past...BUT, PRAISE GOD, WE ALSO HAVE A FUTURE!  Our world will always battle over the right proportions of justice and mercy in any case.  That will always have to run it's course in the courts of popular or public opinion and most of the time is motivated by hate, but God is the ultimate judge.  No matter what comes, He is LOVE....isn't is obvious the more we understand Him and His ways that He operates out of Love?.....even the way He chooses to forget our offenses....He wouldn't have to do that, you know.