As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. As a father loves and pities his children, so the Lord loves and pities those who fear Him [with reverence, worship, and awe]. For He knows our frame, He [earnestly] remembers and imprints [on His heart] that we are dust.— Psalm 103:12-14
God removes all that makes us unrighteous (our transgressions) and sends it as far away as the east is from the west. How far is the east from the west? A long way!
God knows our weaknesses, and He remembers that we are but dust. We put a lot more pressure on ourselves than God would ever put on us.
When my son was small, he decided to do something nice for me. He got a bowl of water and went out on the porch. Soon he came to me and said, "Mommy, I washed the windows for you." The porch was wet. He was wet. The windows were smeared up. But he did it because he loved me.
God reminded me of this one time. He said, "Do you remember what you did afterward? You sent your son off to get cleaned up and then you went and cleaned up his mess when he wasn't looking." God showed me that He does the same with us.
God is aware of our imperfections, and He receives what we do out of love for Him. He will cover our tracks, clean up our messes, and hide them so we won't even realize what a mess we made.
He does this because we are in Christ, Christ is in Him, and He is in us.
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