His Mercy Is New Every Morning

I am so thankful that God's mercy is new for each and every morning. I do not have to live with the guilt of my past mistakes. I can live under his forgiveness each day. God does not drag our old skeletons out from the closet of forgiveness just to remind us of what we have done. As long as I have asked forgiveness for that particular skeleton, then His mercy is new for me today and every day! THANK YOU, LORD! I know that I would be drowning in a sea of sin if it wasn't for the mercy of God coming to my rescue. I am so thankful I serve a God who comes to my rescue with a life preserver in hand to save me from my own sin. He provides a way out for me.

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9

“He will again have compassion on us, and will subdue our iniquities. You will cast our sins into the depths of the sea.” Micah 7:19 (New King James Version)

You may have heard the phrase  “the sea of God’s forgetfulness.” This phrase stems from Micah 7:19. God does not keep a record book of our confessed sins. They are wiped out and forgotten about when you put them under the blood of Jesus Christ. The sad part about this beautiful thing the Lord does for me is this, I am one who tends to drag them up from the bottom of the ocean, only to find myself drowning from sin I have already confessed. I cling to them and live in guilt over them. I attended a Beth Moore conference a while back and she made the comparison of these sins being like ankle weights. As we try to swim, the ankle weights are fine for a little while, but eventually, they tire us out. And if we hold on to those sins long enough they will pull us under. I find it hard at times to simply let go of the sins that so easily entangle me. I somehow convince myself that if I hang onto them, they will bring me security. However, this is a false sense of security. God is calling us to true security, a security that can only be found by letting go of the past sins, by cutting off the ankle weights that will inevitably drown us.

I don’t know about you, but I have to constantly be reminding myself that I can move on because I am forgiven and free from a particular confessed sin. Confessing our sins is only the first step in staying free. It is so important that we don’t strap on the ankle weights of yesterday’s sins. Think about how much lighter our steps can be when we never put the ankle weights on. What a wonderful God we serve! God grants us freedom from our sins and past mistakes, but it is our responsibility to stay free from them. Now, that does not mean the Lord will not help us when we find ourselves stumbling over the sins of yesterday. But it does mean He expects us to take on some responsibility and do our part to stay free.

Lord, I pray that this week we do as you have done, and throw our confessed sins into the sea. I pray that we keep them there and not go after them. I pray that we live in freedom and not guilt or condemnation over the things we have done. I am so thankful that we serve a God who doesn't drag out old sins. Lord, help us to live in your freedom of forgiveness today, this week, and every day.