Monday, April 20, 2009

The Best Eraser


We read something at our morning devotional that is to good to keep to ourselves. It has to be past on.


What is memory? What is this faculty that enables us to recall past feelings, sights, sounds, and experiences? By what process are events recorded, stored, and preserved in our brain to be brought back again and again? Much is still mystery.


We do know that memories can be blessings--full of comfort, assurance,--and joy. Old age can be happy and satisfying if we have stored up memories of purity,--faith,--fellowship,--and LOVE. If a saint looks back on a life of Christian service and remembers the faithfulness of HIM who promised: "I will never leave you nor forsake you" (Heb. 13-5), his or her sunset years can be the sweetest of all.


But memory can also be a curse and a tormentor. Many people as they approach the end of life would give all they possess to erase from their minds the past sins that haunt them. What can a person do who is plagued by such remembrances?


Just one thing. He or She can take them to the One who is able to forgive them and blot them out forever.


He 's the One who said, "Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more." (Heb. 10-17"


You may not be able to forget your past. BUT the Lord offers to blot out, "Like a thick cloud, Your transgressions." (Isa. 44:22)



THE BEST ERASER IS HONEST CONFESSION TO GOD.


Isn't this just the best advice ever.? The weather is great today- and I'm ready for more of it. Dave and Elaine are coming over latter this p.m. we plan to go out for early supper, and then play a few games. SJ is doing well, and like someone said- "He's just not at home often any more."

2 comments:

PEM Cell Hydrogen said...

Very Nice. Thanks for sharing.

Glad you had a good time with Dave and Elaine. Nice that they stop by.

Mike and Belinda said...

Awesome devotional - thanks for sharing with us!