Proclamation:
“For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their
sins no more.” Hebrews 8:12 (NIV)
Explanation:
These words were written by the
unknown human author of The Book of Hebrews under the influence of The Holy
Spirit of God. In this chapter the
author begins by talking about the new high priest, Jesus, and the new
covenant. (Hebrews 8:1-9) Then,
according to the author, The Lord God said that He would write this new
covenant on the minds and hearts of His people, and He will be their God.
(Hebrews 8:10) Then The Lord God said
that He would not only forgive the sins of His people but that He would also no
longer remember their sins.
Application:
This text indicates that as believers when we confess our
sins and ask to be forgiven that there will be a full forgiveness and complete
pardon for our sins. (1 John 1:9) The
Lord God will not bring our forgiven sins to His mind. He will be merciful unto us. This does not give us the right to go out and
continually repeat our sins. If our
prayer request to be forgiven is not sincere, then they will not be
answered. Jesus said that some who calls
upon the name of The Lord will be told to depart from Him because they were
workers of iniquity. (Matthew 7:21-23)
Only the fervent prayers of the righteous are effective and very
productive. (James 5:16)
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