No Record

No Record

Bible:

If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand? (Psalms 130 :3).

Reading

At the end of each term, most schools send you home with your report. It includes things like attendance, grades, things to work on, the amount of detentions . . . for some, it doesn’t make great reading. If God gave us a similar report, we’d be in big trouble. That’s what one of the psalm writers meant when he said: “If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand?” (PSALM 130:3). Thankfully, God forgives. He does not keep a record or report of how well we’ve lived, no matter how many things we’ve done wrong or how bad they are.

“There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus” (ROMANS 8:1). God throws our records out of heaven! God’s forgiveness should lead us to be in awe of Him (PSALM 130:4). But what happens if we keep messing up? What if there are things we just can’t stop doing? We are to turn to God and “wait for the Lord” (V.5). And we are to be patient while God works in us. We are not hopeless cases. We can “hope” in the God who will change us in His timing. We now have these two promises: God’s unfailing love—He will never
leave us or give up on us (HEBREWS 13:5). And God’s completed work in us—He will completely change us and free us from all our problems (PSALM 130:8) and bring us to Himself without fault and with great happiness (JUDE 24). He is working in us now—but in heaven we’ll be perfect!

WHEN WE’RE FORGIVEN, NO RECORD IS KEPT OF OUR MESS.

Youth Edition – Our Daily Bread Ministries