Does God Really Forget Our Sins?

When we sin, it is recorded in heaven and the devil also keeps a copy of the record. This is because the bible says that the enemy is the accuser of the brethren. He comes to court with a list of the wrongs we have done to accuse us and to gain permission from God to access our lives in order to steal kill and destroy all that God has for us.  

When you ask for God’s forgiveness and confess your sins according to his word he forgives us 1 JOHN 1:9 if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us and to cleanse us of all unrighteousness. He is faithful and just because he is our eternal judge.   
Acts 10:42 and He ordered us to preach to the people, and solemnly to testify that this is the One who has been appointed by God as Judge of the living and the dead. He judges all things brought before him and the bible says he declares us holy and blameless before God. The bible teaches us in John 8:36 that whom the Son sets free is free indeed. Our righteousness is of God according to the book of Isaiah in Isaiah 54:17 no weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, AND THEIR RIGHTEOUSNESS IS OF ME, SAITH THE LORD. We are completely cleansed of all unrighteousness and heaven has no record of our past sins.

When we confess our sins, not only does he show us mercy but he grants us grace. Mercy says: you are guilty but I forgive you, but grace says: you are not responsible for all the wrongs you did. It’s not your fault but sin that was in you. You are not guilty and therefore would not bear the consequences of your sins because Christ already did so when he was nailed to the cross.

But some Christians ask, if that’s the case then why am I constantly reminded of my past and why does it sometimes haunt me so much that I become frustrated and wonder if God has really forgiven me. When I open my mouth to pray, all I do is ask God to forgive me for all those sins over and over again.

You have to believe it; God does forgive and forget your sins. The bible says in PSALM 103:12 as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. Heaven bears no record of it. But the devil doesn’t get this. He doesn’t understand so he goes up before God to present his case before Christ our Judge. He seeks permission to destroy, to kill and to steal from you. Remember the bible says you are now God’s child so nothing can happen to you without God’s permission. But when the enemy presents his case he is denied access and told that you are not guilty. The blood of Jesus has paid the price for your sins.  EPHESIANS 1:7 

This doesn’t deter him, he is furious and seeks to destroy you at all cost, the bible says that the devil roams about like a lion seeking to devour 1 PETER 5:8. So armed with his copy of your past sins, he comes to you and reminds you of all the sins you have committed in the past. Line by line he bombards your mind with sins from your past and taunts you continually. He tells you how God hasn’t forgiven you that is why all these sins keep coming back to you. He tells you that if you haven’t forgotten them how much more God who is greater than you.  His sole purpose is to frustrate you and make you feel inadequate and worthless. He knows that if he can get you to focus on your past failures, you will miss out on your present victories and all what God is doing for you. He tells you no matter how much you try you won’t attain the level of righteousness God’s want you to. If you don’t stand strong in the lord and rebuke his words, trusting completely in the lord Jesus that whom the Son sets free is free indeed, with time you will succumb to his evil whisperings forgetting that you don’t have to do anything to be righteous before God and that he has already made you righteous.

Next time the devil tries to remind you of your past, thank Jesus for how far he has brought you and then remind the devil of his future, the eternal lake of fire.

God bless you.