Thank God that he does not remember our sin - Jeremiah 31:34 with a story, an observation and a prayer

SCRIPTURE: Jeremiah 31:34 (KJV)
And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

A STORY:
A man was taking a pill to help his memory loss. He and his wife were walking along the street one day and meet a friend of theirs. The friend asked about the pill, “Was it working?” The man responded, “That it was working very well.” “What is the name of the pill?” his friend asked. The man thought for a moment and said, “Huh, what is the name of that lovely, beautiful flower which has a good smell and a pink center?” “Rose.” “Yea, Rose” turning to his wife, “Rose what is the name of the pill?”

AN OBSERVATION:
Memory is a great thing until we start losing it. Memory can be a horrible thing when we cannot forget a horrible happening in our life. Sometimes we have selective memory – only remembering what we want to remember and then there are other times that we have “creative” memory, remembering events, places and people that never took place.

As the song Precious Memories states:
Chorus:
PRECIOUS MEMORIES, HOW THEY LINGER
HOW THEY EVER FLOOD MY SOUL
IN THE STILLNESS, OF THE MIDNIGHT
PRECIOUS, SACRED SCENES UNFOLD

VERSE#1
PRECIOUS MEMORIES, UNSEEN ANGELS
SENT FROM SOMEWHERE TO MY SOUL
HOW THEY LINGER, EVER NEAR ME
AND THE SACRED PAST UNFOLD.

VERSE#2
PRECIOUS FATHER, LOVING MOTHER
FLY ACROSS THE LONELY YEARS;
AND OLD HOME SCENES OF MY CHILD-HOOD
IN FOND MEMORY APPEAR.

VERSE#3
AS I TRAVEL, ON LIFE'S PATHWAY
KNOW NOT WHAT THE YEARS MAY HOLD;
AS I PONDER, HOPE GROWS FONDER
PRECIOUS MEMORIES FLOOD MY SOUL.

Memories can be precious. Memories can be indifferent. Memories can be fickle … but thanks be to God that the Divine Creator, Redeemer and Sustainer chooses – emphasis on chooses – not to remember our failures, our shortcomings, our misguided past, our ill shaped reality … our sin no more!

PRAYER:
Thank you, Eternal God, for not remembering our past. Help us to forgive ourselves so that we can move on with your Divine purpose for our life. Amen.