Psalm
103:12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our
transgressions from us. “As the east and
the west can never meet in one point, but be forever at the same distance from
each other, so our sins and their decreed punishment are removed to an eternal
distance by his mercy.” (Adam Clarke)
Even my best friends on this earth might have a tendency to bring up my
transgressions on occasion, but my precious Lord and Savior Jesus Christ has
removed them in such a way that no matter where I go or what country I am in
they are always far from me.
The
words east (mizrach 4217) and west (ma’arab 4628) connote sunrise and
sunset. So when you see the sun shining through
your bedroom in the early morning and when you set in your lawn chair and watch
the evening sun slip silently beneath the western horizon you will be receiving
a mental picture of our loving heavenly father’s love. He chose to remove our transgressions as far
away as the eastern and western horizons.
Since our loving Father has forgiven our’ sins in this great manner, surely
we should be able to forgive a friend who has committed a wrong against us. If we could manage to place wrongs committed
against us far apart as the east is from the west, then we would‘t have so much
trouble with unforgiveness.
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