Freedom of Forgiveness

The other night, I was wrestling with my sin. Even after having repented, I still felt the weight of lies I had told and my selfish attitude. I think this remorse can be a good thing, but there is a balance to strike here.

So often in my own life the enemy uses this remorse to make me question how God sees me. Isn’t it sad how the devil will twist things meant for edification and turn them into things of destruction? “Hallelujah’s Song (Psalm 103)” by JUDAH was stuck in my head, so I decided to revisit that passage in scripture and found that this nudging could only have been the work of the Holy Spirit.

Not much is known about the context of Psalm 103, except that it is a Psalm of David. This beautiful Psalm is praise to God and details His gracious dealings with us. Early in the passage, David writes, “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits, who forgives all your iniquity and who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy” (Psalm 103:2-4, ESV).

He goes on to recount God’s merciful ways and then makes this beautiful statement:

“He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the Earth, so great is His steadfast love toward those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far does He remove our transgressions from us” (Psalm 103:10-12 ESV).

Sister, when guilt is hanging over you and all you can see is your sin, cling to this beautiful truth. He has redeemed you! He crowns you with steadfast love. He has removed your transgressions.

Romans 8:1 tells us, “There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus” (ESV). 1 John 1:9 tells us, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (ESV).

This is not to encourage us to remain in our sin, but to truly confess and then walk in the freedom of forgiveness intended for us.