Psalm 25:7: Do not remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; According to Your mercy remember me, for Your goodness’ sake, O Lord.
Experiencing Jesus in the Psalms
Sin is the stumbling-block. This is the thing to be removed. Lord, pass an act of oblivion for all my sins, and especially for the hot-blooded follies of my younger years. Those offenses which we remember with repentance God forgets. A painful sense of any one sin provokes the believer to repentance for the whole mass of his iniquities. Nothing but the fullest pardon will satisfy a thoroughly awakened conscience.
David would have his sins not only forgiven, but forgotten. According to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness’ sake, O Lord. David and the dying thief breathe the same prayer, and doubtless they grounded it upon the same plea, namely, the free grace and unmerited goodness of Jehovah. We dare not ask to have our portion measured from the balances of justice, but we pray to be dealt with by the hand of mercy. 1
Living the Transformed Life
Oh, do not remember former iniquities against us! Let Your tender mercies come speedily to meet us, For we have been brought very low. Psalm 79:8
- Do not let unconfessed sin torment you, for sin is a brutal master of your soul.
- Confessed your sin honestly, and He will forgive you completely.
- Rejoice in the mercies of God, for we need His new mercies every morning.
Everyday, is a new day of choices, from the power sin…into the promises of God.
Praise and Prayer
Thank You, Father, for Your powerful love, that forgives and forgets…forever! Dear Jesus, please teach me to be humble enough to repent often and quickly.
1. Spurgeon, C. H. (1993). Psalms (p. 97). Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books.
