From
East to West
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 wouldn‘t have so much trouble with
unforgiveness.
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