A Clean Slate

 

By Andrea Merrell

If we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.

1 John 1:9 NLT

 

Remember the old chalkboards we used in school many moons ago? Did you ever get stuck with the task of cleaning one? I did. It was almost impossible to get all the chalk off, so the board never looked really clean.

With the invention of the white board and dry-erase markers, the task became much easier. A few good swipes is all it takes.

With God, it’s even easier to erase mistakes. One sincere prayer of repentance, and He wipes the slate clean. “I will forgive their wickedness, and I will never again remember their sins” (Jeremiah 31:34 NLT).

How is that possible for God when we’re constantly bombarded with thoughts about everything we’ve done wrong? Because the Bible says, “He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west” (Psalm 103:12 NLT). If that’s not enough to convince us, Micah 7:19 says, “You will trample our sins under your feet and throw them into the depths of the ocean!” (NLT).

God take forgiveness seriously—and so should we. When we mess up, He promises that if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness” (1 John 1:9 NLT).

God will never dredge up our sins and hold them against us, so why should we?

Do you have a clean slate? 

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