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Forgot Your Password?
Contributed by James E. Parks on Nov 28, 2017 (message contributor)
Summary: Reminder that there are no "passwords" in the Christian faith. Also a reminder that we need to always remember God’s love for us.
Psalm 103 starting at verse 10 says, “He does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.” God never forgets his love for us, but God does forget our sins when we turn back to him. When we come back to God and say we love him we can ask about our mistakes, but if we simply ask for forgiveness God forgets our sins. He takes them as far as the east is from the west. This is what Jesus did for us on the cross. Without the cross our sins would be remembered, but through the cross God forgives and forgets.
This is the great news for us today. If you have forgotten, maybe because of all the passwords you are required to remember, God loves you. God wants you to remember his love for you. If you have slowly drifted away or lost some of the passion that was once there, or if you have not felt that passion before at all. You can’t forget that God loves you. And remember God does forget the mistakes of your past. Any time you want to reconnect with God he will be waiting. He wants to connect with us. So anytime you are asked for a password, remember God loves you. If you forgot your password be thankful that you can still remember God’s love for you. So anytime you forget something say to yourself, “I forgot where I left my keys, but I remember God loves me.” People may look at you funny the first few times, but they will get used to it. You can’t forget God’s love for you.