Remember Not The Sins of My Youth

Bible Reading:  Psalm 25:1-11

Key Verse: Verse 7 - “Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O  LORD.”

Key Words: Remember not the sins of my youth 

We do some foolish things in our youth!!!  Don’t deny it, it’s true.  Every one of us should thank God daily for His mercy (God not giving us what we deserve).  If we got what we deserved, we’d all be in hell.

I’ve been a pastor for over 40 years, so I’ve watched a lot of our kids grow up.  If I stood in the pulpit and told all I knew about you, you would never forgive me, and you could never show your face in public again.  I repeat, thank God for His mercy!

There’s a great example of mercy in the actions of former President Calvin Coolidge.  Years after the death of President Calvin Coolidge, this story came to light.  In the early days of his presidency, Coolidge awoke one morning in his hotel room to find a cat burglar going through his pockets.  Coolidge spoke up, asking the burglar not to take his watch chain because it contained an engraved charm he wanted to keep.  Coolidge then engaged the thief in quiet conversation and discovered he was a college student who had no money to pay his hotel bill or buy a ticket back to campus.  Coolidge counted $32 out of his wallet – which he had also persuaded the dazed young man to give back! – declared it to be a loan, and advised the young man to leave the way he had come as to avoid the Secret Service!  (Yes, the loan was paid back.)

Mercy we need, and we should all give it.

                                                                                                    Dr. Mike Rouse

What to do:

      ✞Ask God to “remember not the sins of [your] youth”...and adult life as well, I might add.