Chapter 74—Where Sins May Be Blotted Out
I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake,
and will not remember thy sins.
Isaiah 43:25
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Some seem to feel that they must be on probation, and must prove to the
Lord that they are reformed, before they can claim His blessing. But they
may claim the blessing of God even now. They must have His grace, the
spirit of Christ, to help their infirmities, or they cannot resist evil. Jesus loves
to have us come to Him just as we are, sinful, helpless, dependent. We may
come with all our weakness, our folly, our sinfulness, and fall at His feet in
penitence. It is His glory to encircle us in the arms of His love and to bind
up our wounds, to cleanse us from all impurity.
Here is where thousands fail; they do not believe that Jesus pardons them
personally, individually. They do not take God at His word. It is the privilege
of all who comply with the conditions to know for themselves that pardon is
freely extended for every sin. Put away the suspicion that God’s promises are
not meant for you. They are for every repentant transgressor. Strength and
grace have been provided through Christ to be brought by ministering angels
to every believing soul. None are so sinful that they cannot find strength,
purity, and righteousness in Jesus, who died for them. He is waiting to strip
them of their garments stained and polluted with sin, and to put upon them
the white robes of righteousness; He bids them live and not die....
With the rich promises of the Bible before you, can you give place to
doubt? Can you believe that when the poor sinner longs to return, longs to
forsake his sins, the Lord sternly withholds him from coming to His feet
in repentance? Away with such thoughts! Nothing can hurt your own soul
more than to entertain such a conception of our heavenly Father. He hates
sin, but He loves the sinner.... As you read the promises, remember they
are the expression of unutterable love and pity. The great heart of Infinite
Love is drawn toward the sinner with boundless compassion.... He wants to
restore His moral image in man. As you draw near to Him with confession
and repentance, He will draw near to you with mercy and forgiveness.
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