Don’t Forget to Remember

Let me share some quotes with you:

•  “Everything that can be invented has been invented.” Charles H. Duell, U.S. Patent Office director, 1899.

• “Who the h--- wants to hear actors talk?” H. M. Warner, Warner Bros. Pictures, c. 1927. (Actually, this might fit now, as well…)

• “Sensible and responsible women do not want to vote.” Grover Cleveland, 1905.

• “Heavier than air flying machines are impossible.” Lord Kelvin, president, Royal Society, c. 1895.

• “The horse is here to stay, but the automobile is only a novelty.”  The Michigan banker who advised Henry Ford's lawyer not to invest in the new motor car company.

   You know what all these mistakes have in common?  We still remember them.  We read the quotes from famous men who said stupid things, and we remember.

   Bigger than all these mistakes, though, is not accepting Christ’s offer of forgiveness.  Jesus did all the heavy lifting and accomplished for us what we could not do for ourselves.  He forgave us our sins, our mistakes. We just need to remember to accept His love for us.

   Someone once said that failure is not fatal.  That is not necessarily so.  Failing to accept Christ’s forgiveness is indeed fatal.  It will keep you out of heaven, and keep you from all the happiness and peace that God has for you.

   Christ sees all of our mistakes, but still is able to forgive us.  Not only does He forgive us, He also forgets about our sins.  Once Christ forgives you, He doesn’t hold it to your account any longer.

Psalms 103:12 says, He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west.

     Steve Brown tells the story of a nun who once confessed to her bishop that Christ had revealed himself to her in person. The bishop was surprised, but he knew this nun and the deep walk she had with the Lord. So he said to her, "Look, the next time he reveals himself to you in person, ask him about the sins of the archbishop, because I'd like to know some of the bad things that he's been doing."

   Because he was her confessor, the nun said that she would act in obedience and do exactly that. A number of weeks later she came back. The bishop said, "Well, did he reveal himself to you?"

   She said, "Yes."

   The bishop said, "What did he say?"

The nun replied, "He said, 'I don't remember.' "

   Isn’t that great?  He doesn’t remember our mistakes.  He only remembers forgiving us.

   Burying my mistakes in Christ’s forgiveness... Jerry