“How Can God Not Remember?”


BIBLE READING: Hebrews 7-11 

                When we look at the readings for this week it is obvious that the old covenant (The Law of Moses) was not enough for us deal with our sins.  The first covenant only allowed for the sacrifice to offer a remembrance of sins and not a removal of our sins (Hebrews 10.1-3).  The first covenant lacked real forgiveness (Hebrews 9.9; 10.11).  Yet the new covenant that was sealed by the blood of Jesus was not only able to forgive sins of the past, but also the present and those repented sins of the future.  In fact, the prophet Jeremiah foretold of this new covenant where God would “remember their sins no more” (Hebrews 8.13; Jeremiah 31.34).  How is it possible for God to remember all of those times that we have sinned against Him?  How can it be possible for Him, whose knowledge is infinite, be able to forget something so painful?  Maybe we shouldn’t beat ourselves up trying to figure out how God could forget something when He was able to create the entire universe in only six days; and we can’t understand that either.  It isn’t my job to question the how He can forget, but just count my blessings that He does.



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