“As far as THE EAST is from THE WEST, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.” (Psalms 103:12) Why did He not say as far as the north is from the south? Because we know that distance! The distance from South Pole to North Pole is 12,430 miles. But if you start going EAST you will never arrive at WEST.
In 1909 two telegrams were received, “Reached North Pole. April 21, 1908. Discovered land far north.” Dr. Frederick Cook, 1909, then FIVE DAYS LATER, another one from the Labrador Coast in Canada arrived from Robert Peary. His message: “Stars and stripes nailed to North Pole.” Robert Peary, 1909. It was difficult to find because the ice is about six to 10 feet thick and always moving about. The depth of the ocean at the North Pole is more than 13,123 feet deep. On December 16, 1911, the South Pole was reached by a party of Norwegian explorers under the command of Roald Amundsen. That’s why scripture does not say “As far as the North is from the South” but if you go East or West it’s an ETERNAL JOURNEY! God wants us to know “I will forgive their wickedness and will REMEMBER THEIR SINS NO MORE.” (Hebrews 8:12) “I, even I, am he who BLOTS OUT YOUR TRANSGRESSIONS, for my own sake, and REMEMBERS YOUR SINS NO MORE.” (Isaiah 43:25)
How did God choose to BLOT OUT OUR SINS? Jesus Christ, “…personally carried our sins in HIS BODY on the cross so that WE CAN BE DEAD TO SIN and live for what is right. By His wounds you are healed.” (1 Peter 2:24) “What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? CERTAINLY NOT! (or as it says in the KJV “God forbid”) How shall we who DIED TO SIN live any longer in it?” (Romans 6:1-2) And this wonderful revelation, “…our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer BE SLAVES OF SIN.” (Romans 6:6)
“Likewise, you also, RECKON (logizomai: reason to a logical conclusion) yourselves to be DEAD INDEED TO SIN, but ALIVE TO GOD in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 6:11)
Your Personal Pastor -Bill Stockham