In those days and in that time, declares the Lord, iniquity shall be sought in Israel, and there shall be none, and sin in Judah, and none shall be found, for I will pardon those whom I leave as a remnant. Jeremiah 50:20 – Our chapter today speaks to the destruction of the enemy of God’s people within the time of Jeremiah’s ministry, Babylon. Complete destruction was foretold for the enemy that had plundered the people of the Lord. While that would have been a refreshing message to hear for the people of Israel and Judah, prophecies like our verse above would have been even more delightful to hear. God was promising to forgive and to restore. Israel and Judah had experienced such devastation in their own lands due to their continual sin. Idolatry, pride, and many other sins were rampant in the lives of God’s people and Babylon was brought to execute God’s judgement. Yet that judgement was not forever, God would turn from carrying out consequences to offering His hand of reconciliation and healing. God would forgive all their sin to the point that even if one were to look for it that it wouldn’t be found. We must understand that this is how God sees our past sin too. Through Jesus He has completely washed us clean of our sin and forgiven it. It’s not as if God let us off the hook but still is holding our wrongs against us like a criminal charge we can’t drop. Our sin is not found by Him anymore for we have been made clean by Jesus. Our sin isn’t hiding under some layer or in a back closet somewhere. Our sin is gone, and we can search as far as the east is from the west for it but it will not be found. Praise Jesus that what we have with the Father is not some relationship that has sin still looming in the background causing division between us. Our sin is forgiven. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3280
Question To Ponder: How should our past sins being forgiven change our attitude toward future sins?
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