If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9

 

I recall many times my mother in law saying, “everything comes clean on wash day”. If you sit and really think into those words, they have a deeper meaning than what’s on the surface. Ever have a stain on your good shirt and you prepare it for wash by spraying a stain remover on it? There is some suspense and anxiety as you wait to see if it actually removed the stain.

 

Compare this to the life of a Christian. Once you’ve confessed your sins and accepted Jesus Christ into your life, your sins are forgiven. Not only that, but you have the stain fighting power to remove those ugly sins that seem to resurface in your mind, sometimes daily.

 

I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; and I will not remember your sins. Isaiah 43:25

 

These powerful words of God speak volumes to His desire to forgive and forget your past sins, even the worst sins. If God doesn’t want to remember them, why should you?

 

As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. Psalm 103:12

 

Everything has come clean on wash day! Your sins are forgiven. Confession removes them from God’s memory and they should only serve as a “lesson learned” not to do that anymore. Don’t let your past mistakes weigh you down. Your Father has all the grace and mercy needed to remove those nasty blemishes and present you as a spotless child of God. God bless!