Our minds are wonderful things, capable of great thoughts. But our minds can also deceive us. When we hurt someone, intentionally or unintentionally, our minds will seek to justify our actions, most often by blaming the other person in some way. When we commit some deception, our minds will downplay our wrong, often by telling us we deserve better. The cause of these mental gymnastics is that we want to defend ourselves and feel better about ourselves.
Isaiah 1:18 says, “Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord; though your sins are life scarlet, they shall be white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.” Despite what our minds tell us, our weaknesses, errors, failures and mistakes are not to be minimized. They are sins against God and deserving of His wrath. However, for the Christ follower, the list of all of our sins has been covered by the blood of Jesus, so that they cannot be seen or remembered by God. For the believer in Jesus, this means that we are free from the burden of sins, and should also remember them no more. God’s mercy is deeper than any hole that sin has dug for us and His grace places upon the rock on which we firmly stand, which is Jesus.
Reluctant Retiree 