Remember not the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to your love remember me, for you are good, O LORD.-Psalms 25:7 NIV
Vindicate me, O LORD, for I have led a blameless life; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering. -Psalm 26:1 NIV
Most of us, like David, are conflicted in our opinions about ourselves. One minute we think we are blameless, the next we are bowed down by the weight of our sins. One minute we are on top of the world, our heads in the clouds, the next minute we see the world as a threatening place.
Where is God in all of this? He is where he has always been, seated on His throne, far above, far, far above our puny considerations of our own self worth. When it is all said and done, we are neither the grossest sinners or the most blameless saints. We are nothing short of redeemed.
In truth, both of our conflicts are not without merit. We were rebellious in our sins and we are blameless. Our sins have been blotted out, we are spotless in His sight. Not because of our own doing. There is no great work that we can perform to cover the depravity of our past. Nothing short of the blood of Jesus can cover our sins. Nothing but the blood.
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