Hebrews 10:18
“He concludes, I’ll forever wipe the slate clean of their sins. Once sins are taken care of for good, there’s no longer any need to offer sacrifices for them.”
“Then he says, “I will never again remember their sins and lawless deeds.” And when sins have been forgiven, there is no need to offer any more sacrifices.”
Because of the cross our sins are entirely wiped away by Christ’s blood shed there. God has erased them from our ledger. When others wound us and apologize, do we wipe away that wound in the same way? The will to forgive does not guaranteed memory will cooperate. When it doesn’t the arising emotion must be acknowledged but then turned from. Over time Satan will not be able to mine our memory so successfully and God increasingly imparts his grace so we can be grace-full toward the one who wronged us. God’s forgiveness is instant. For us forgiveness is a process. Expect it and Satan cannot accuse us when memories rise up again.
Lord, thank you for leading me along this path of forgiveness. Open my eyes to hurts I carry. Give me grace to be grace-full.