Mobile Daily Devotional with Pst. Fakunle Emmanuel
Week 26, Day 2
Monday, 28 June, 2021
TOPIC: OUR GOD FORGIVES AND FORGETS: Submission Is The Key.
Memory Verse: Ps. 30:5
“5 For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning.”
Bible Reading: Acts 9:1-7
“1 Then Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest
2 and asked letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
3 As he journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven.
4 Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”
5 And he said, “Who are You, Lord?” Then the Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads.”
6 So he, trembling and astonished, said, “Lord, what do You want me to do?” Then the Lord said to him, “Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
7 And the men who journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice but seeing no one.
God is not a man neither is He a reminder of the sins He has forgiven you of. When he let go off your sins or iniquities He covers it up without remembrance. He might be angry with you for a certain attitude or disobedience but if you can submit to His supremacy He will let go off your faults because He is God who forgives and forgets our mistakes.
Apostle Paul was a man who was zealous in killing any member of the “Way” – followers of Jesus, in his days. He received authority to kill followers of Jesus without being judged. He was there when Evangelist Steve was killed in Act 7:57-58. He received another letter to go after the disciples of Jesus and the Lord arrested him. I was expecting Jesus to start calling the names of every martiar he has killed but No, the Lord led him to Ananias to give his life to Jesus. Throughout his time, his past was not mentioned by God. God forgave him and forgot his evil act since he submitted to Him. He went on to write two third of the new testament. He was always found where persecution against Christianity was hot.
Your sins can be forgotten and forgiven if you will submit to God’s will for your life. He is not a man that will keep account of all your wrongs. He is faithful and just to forget our wrongs and put them behind him. No sins can’t be forgotten by God if we are submissive. Can you submit your sins and submit yourself?
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