Have you ever noticed that whenever something bad is happening people seem to love to see it? Let’s just think of the realm of someone doing something wrong. If there’s a student in class messing up, the rest of the students are very interested in seeing the teacher correct him. If a police officer has pulled someone over brake lights will light up so the passersby can get a peek at the offender. If a child in church throws a fit and the parents take him out of the service, all eyes are on little Jr. Why are the court shows on television so popular? Because people like to see when someone gets caught doing something they shouldn’t have done.
Last night in church we were encouraged to take a hard look at our own lives to see if there is unforgiveness there. As we looked at many passages of Scripture we saw how Christ was treated because of our sin and also how He responds to us even though we are sinners. One verse especially caught my attention; it was Micah 7:18 – “Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage?…” Since I’ve been saved and have confessed my sins, God chooses to pass by my transgression. He doesn’t stop and stare at my sin, then look at me, like I would be prone to do. He passes by! What a wonderful truth! My nature is to look at a wrong someone has done and gawk, but not God. He has removed my sin as far as the east is from the west (Psalm 103:12). Indeed, who is a God like thee? No one. He forgives and then chooses not to look!
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