I FORGET

I FORGET God knows and REMEMBERS Everything about us Except-of course-our sins “Blessed is the man Whose sin the Lord Does not record” Romans 4:8 “If you-Lord-kept a record Of sins Lord WHO COULD STAND?” Psalm 130:3 There once was An elderly woman WHO went to her BISHOP And said: The Lord was appearing to her In visions The bishop Couldn't determine Whether the woman Was legitimate or not So he said to the woman: “The next time the Lord Appears to you-ask him What my biggest sin - What my biggest failing is” So the woman Comes to see the bishop The following week And the bishop asked her, “Did you ask him?” The woman said, “yes” And the bishop asked, “What did he say?” The woman said, Jesus said, “I FORGET” And that is the way OUR God is He keeps-NO RECORD Of our sins And neither should we Other then to forget them Once we confess them-and repent Then TRY to get things right The next time Albert Schweitzer once said, “HAPPINESS IS nothing more Than good health And a bad memory” But the truth is Other than our sins Jesus-doesn't forget a thing About us He even knows The number of HAIRS On our head “And even the hairs Of your head Are all numbered So don't be afraid; You are worth More than many sparrows” Matthew 10:30 But other than our sins God and Jesus DON'T FORGET a thing about us “Can a mother Forget the baby at her breast And have no compassion On the child She has borne Though she may forget I will NOT forget you” Isaiah 49:15 Jesus tells us WHEN others sin Against us WE are to have That same short-term memory With him or her As he(God-has with us) “IF your brother or sister Sins against you Rebuke them And if they repent FORGIVE THEM EVEN if they sin against you Seven times a day And seven times Come back to you saying 'I repent' You MUST forgive them” Luke 17:3-4 Or maybe we should just say, “I FORGET” Like the GOOD Lord said about the bishop And what he says about us EACH AND EVERY TIME we sin against him Robert P. Wallman 10-15-15 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Eve Tushnet