I don’t mean “God doesn’t matter,” because of course He does!
What I do mean is, He doesn’t count sins.

Do you believe that?

Or do you think: “I have stuffed my face again. I know this time God has had it with me. It is only a matter of time before he says ‘That’s it. No more. I am through with you!’ “

If you are convinced that you can out-sin God’s love and kindness (which leads us to repentance), then ask Him to help you believe Psalm 32:2 a which says:

Blessed is the man whose sin the LORD does not count against him.

You see? God doesn’t count.

He can out-love, out-forgive, out-kindness anything you can possibly throw at him.

He doesn’t stand up in heaven with a tablet, making a list and checking it twice to see if you have been naughty or nice and, suddenly, do a second take…

….Oh no!! Horrors of horrors!

“No! That sin, right there…that one sin…is one too many! No more forgiveness. No more pardon! No more kindness. No more long suffering! I count one too many sins for  ________ .” (Insert your own name there…)

That just won’t happen, thankfully.

Further on in Psalm 32, we read:

Then I acknowledged my sin to you
and did not cover up my iniquity.
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD “
and you forgave the guilt of my sin.

King David knew what it was like to struggle with starting a day with good intentions–to begin again, and again, and again–only to cave in to temptation. Instead of hiding from God, though, he typically acknowledged his sin, confessing his wrong to the Lord.

And, God forgave.

David moved on.

Jesus paid an exorbitant price so that forgiveness could be constantly, freely extended to you and to me–no matter how many sins. If we believe that God “has had it” with us, then we suck the life right out of the cross of Christ, saying the death Jesus died has its limits. That it isn’t sufficient.

Do we really want to say that?

Let’s believe! God doesn’t count. When we begin again, we really do begin again–fresh start, clean slate.

First John says God is love and 1 Corinthians 13 says that love keeps no record of wrongs done. So, I have to figure, then, God doesn’t keep a record of wrongs.

No, God doesn’t count.

Do you feel like you have “let God down?” Are you worried that God will “give up” on you? Can you choose to believe him–that he says he doesn’t count your sins against you? What can you do right now to walk in that truth?

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