Spillertown Baptist Church
Rev. Stephen Shea, Pastor
When It's Good to Forget
Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
Psalm 32:1
Plop! Your spaghetti slides off your fork onto your new pants. Your only thought is, "Will this stain come out?" Unfortunately, some stains are permanent. But one stain, if confessed, is removed forever. It's difficult for us to understand God's forgiveness. We remember. It's hard to forget. Yet God illustrates His forgiveness beautifully: "...Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow..." (Isaiah 1:18). There's only one condition God requires for His miraculous work of forgiving: We must confess our sin (1 John 1:9).
When King David sinned with Bathsheba, he perceived it as a stain on his soul and asked God to "cleanse me" (Psalm 51:2). The Hebrew word translated "cleanse" referred to the cleansing of a leper. David explicitly used the dreaded disease of leprosy to describe his sin and to vividly illustrate God's healing work of forgiveness. It's like David is saying, "Lord, take away the leprosy from my soul, and make me clean again."
Can you think of a sin you want forgotten--permanently removed? The cleansing price has been paid by your Redeemer. Confess it now, and rejoice that He forgets!
(Dr. David Jeremiah)
It does not spoil your happiness to confess your sin. The unhappiness is in not making the confession.
C. H. Spurgeon
SERVICES
Sunday School 9:30 A.M.
Morning Worship 10:30 A.M.
Choir Practice 4:55 P.M.
Evening Worship 6:00 P.M.
Wednesday Youth Meeting 6:30 P.M.
Wednesday Services 7:00 P.M.
Spillertown Baptist
110 North Spillertown Road
Marion, IL 62959
