(Psalm 103:10) He has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor punished us according to our iniquities.
One of the great truths of living an overcoming life as a Christian is to remember from where you came in other words your testimony for no matter what the up bringing when we have accepted Jesus as our lord and saviour we were translated from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of light. We all have a testimony; we all have the goodness of God expressed to us.
No matter what we are facing, how hard life is; the Father’s goodness is there for us. One of the things we must do is find His goodness in every thing we are facing and to do that the Psalmist say remember, he used the phrase forget not his benefits. Another thing to consider is that our life is ordered by the Lord
Psalm 37:23-24…”The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, And He delights in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; for the Lord upholds him with His hand.”
How does the Lord uphold us? He does this with his goodness and mercy because every where you go goodness and mercy follow you and when you fall you fall into the hands of the Lord which are goodness and mercy.
Psalm 23:6…”Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.”
Now notice what our scripture says of the Father’s goodness that is ours to receive and walk in: The Psalmist says “Forget not”
(1) Forgive all our iniquities.
(2) Heals all our diseases
(3) Redeems our life from destruction.
(4) Crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercies.
(5) Satisfies your mouth with good things so your youth is renewed like the eagles.
He forgives all our iniquities; I wonder why some Christians we struggle with this concept are we game to ask our selves this question? Have you ever asked your self this question what is there in me that sees the speck in my brother’s eye; why we are critical of others? I think it has a lot to do with what is in our hearts and not the other person Jesus called it a plank in the eye. This is what Jesus said to the religious leaders;
(Mat 7:3-5) And why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me remove the speck from your eye'; and look, a plank is in your own eye? Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.
From this I would say the lack is not so much in the other person but in us and if we will do what the Psalmist says and forget not then these planks begin too fall off and we become a blessing to our brothers for we will love them as we love our selves.
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