God's Abundant Forgiveness

As we continue our Lenten self-examination, cleansing and renewal, we might bring to the surface some of the sins which have burdened us in the past, and although forgiven continue to plague us and even find themselves in our current confessions. As determined as we are to "amend our lives and sin not more", we can't seem to shake our old sins.  We might even ask, "Is God tired of hearing the same things over and over again, year after year?" The prophet Micah reminds us of God's abundant forgiveness:
Who is there like you, the God who removes guilt
and pardons sin for the remnant of his inheritance;
Who does not persist in anger forever,
but delights rather in clemency,
And will again have compassion on us,
treading underfoot our guilt?
You will cast into the depths of the sea all our sins;
You will show faithfulness to Jacob,
and grace to Abraham,
As you have sworn to our fathers
from days of old.  (Micah 7: 18-20)
Jesus follows the same theme with his story of the Prodigal Son...There is nothing to fear or of which to be ashamed, when our Father waits for our return and celebrates us with a ring, a new robe and a party!
Bro. Rene