Friday, March 20 You have thrown all my sins behind your back.​—Isa. 38:17.

[Áine]

Friday, March 20

You have thrown all my sins behind your back.—Isa. 38:17.

 

Today’s text could be rendered: “You have removed all my sins from your sight.” This word picture shows that Jehovah takes the sins of repentant ones and throws them out of view. This statement could also be rendered: “You have made [my sins] as if they had not happened.” The Bible further emphasizes this point in another word picture, recorded at Micah 7:18, 19. There Jehovah is spoken of as throwing our sins into the depths of the sea. In ancient times, it would have been impossible for someone to retrieve an object that had been hurled into the depths of the sea. By means of these word pictures, we have learned that when Jehovah forgives us, he relieves us of the burden of our sins. Truly, as David said, “happy are those whose lawless deeds have been pardoned and whose sins have been covered.” (Rom. 4:7) That is true forgiveness! w25.02 9 ¶7-8

[Watching and Waiting]

One of the many 'word pictures' in that outstanding article "Jehovah's Forgiveness—What It Means for You," was in these two cited paragraphs.

 

 

There were many more. 

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