God's Glory Church

“I am the One who blots out your transgressions… and does not remember your sins.” — Isaiah 43:25

Jill Price was born with hyperthymesia, the ability to remember everything that ever happened to her in minute detail. She can recreate in her imagination an exact picture of any event that she experienced during her life.

The TV series “Unforgettable” is based on the story of a female police officer with hyperthymesia, which gave her a great advantage in memory games and solving crimes. However, for Jill Price, this state is not so happy. She cannot forget the moments in her life when she was criticized, when she experienced a loss or did something that she deeply regrets. She replays these scenes over and over in her head.

Our God is omniscient. The Holy Scriptures say that His understanding knows no bounds. And yet we find a very encouraging thing in the Book of the prophet Isaiah: “I am the One who blots out your transgressions… and does not remember your sins” (Is. 43:25). The text of the Epistle to the Hebrews 10:10, 17 only strengthens this idea: “We are sanctified by the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ… And their sins and their injustices I will remember no more.”

By confessing our sins to God, we can stop dwelling on them again and again. We must reject them: “Do not remember the past, and do not think about the old days” (Is. 43:18). In His great love, God chooses not to remember our sins. Let’s remember this.

What sins do you keep in your memory and recall them again and again? How can you give them to God and let go of the past?

Dear God, thank you for forgiving and forgetting my sins.

Author: Kenneth Petersen