Micah 7:18-19

“Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in steadfast love. He will again have compassion on us; he will tread our iniquities underfoot. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea” (Micah 7:18-19).

What a wonderful way to close out a book that focuses on those who have gone far from God. Here, Micah reminds Judah of the restoration that God offers. God will cast our sins into the depths of the sea.

Below are verses that duplicate this same idea.

“For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us” (‭‭Psalm‬ ‭103‬:‭11‬-‭12‬).

“I, I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins” (‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭43‬:‭25‬).

“And no longer shall each one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the Lord. For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more” (Jeremiah‬ ‭31‬:‭34‬).

“For I will be merciful toward their iniquities, and I will remember their sins no more” (‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭8‬:‭12‬).

Let’s celebrate the goodness of our God.

There is none like you, Lord. Thank you for hiding away my sin to be remembered no more. Amen.