Isaiah 44:22 is our Text today … “I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins.” God is speaking to His people!

The verb “blotted out” (in Hebrew “machah”) certainly means “to wipe out,” but in the sense of “exterminating” something! Additionally, in the King James Bible it is translated (6 different times) “to destroy!” Pretty strong testimony concerning the forgiveness that is to be found in our Gracious Lord, through the Death of Jesus on the Cross.

This is amazing!

Yet do notice we have two words used for “cloud” here, in Hebrew I mean. One is a thicker cloud, which God obviously can dispel with ease!

The other suggests more of a “mist,” a “fog,” which of course would be no trouble to God, dissipating such a thing.

Neither big sins, nor little sins (if one can make that distinction) are a problem to our great God.

He can forgive!

He can redeem!

I believe the proper response to today’s Verse is just to pause and thank the Lord. Offer Him praise! Even worship Him!

Have you asked Him, trusted Him, to forgive you?

Luke 18:13 … “And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, GOD BE MERCIFUL TO ME A SINNER.”

That’s all it took!

And God saved the publican’s (tax collector’s) soul!

— Dr. Mike Bagwell

Wow!

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