You can also remember your sins. Their presence can seem so real as to actually cause you pain. But despite what you feel, those sins are no longer part of you. They are gone forever. This is an important concept to grasp. Let it soak into the deepest part of you by taking time out to think about it.

In contrast to the removal of a limb, Jesus’ removal of your sin does not leave you crippled. On the contrary, it heals you, like the removal of a tumor.

If you had a cancerous tumor, you would be alarmed. But if a surgeon said it had all been removed, you could have peace. You could not personally verify that every trace of cancer had been removed. You would have to take the surgeon’s word. Your sins – more deadly than a tumor – have all been removed. The only way you can know this for sure is to take your Savior’s word, and that makes it not just more certain than any surgeon’s word, but more certain than anything in the universe. Jesus’ word has more authority than that of any other being in any world. It is his word that spoke the galaxies into existence. He is truth. He, like no other, is utterly trustworthy. If he says your sins are removed, they are removed! Psalm 103:12).

Taken from The Most Tortured Conscience Can Find Peace

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