will be forgiven through the precious shed blood of Jesus Christ. When you confess your sin it is immediately blotted out and forgiven in heaven before Almighty God. But the Lord does not stop there. He goes on to cleanse us, and oh, how we need this so desperately. When God looks at you, He doesn’t see any sign of your sin, for you are clean. The enemy of your soul is the devil who wants to keep you from God’s appointed task. If he can hold you from the mission field, from the pulpit, from the Sunday school class, or wherever it may be, he has won a tremendous victory. He does this by lying for he is the father of lies. We seem to fail to remember that when God forgives, He forgets. There is no more record of your sin in heav en. The Lord can only see you clothed in the righteousness of Christ. The devil is the only one who seeks to bring your past record to you after your sins have been con fessed. Have you had similar problems in your life? Is the devil having a great game with you ? Has it left you with a real sense of guilt? You can be sure that God doesn’t do that. Satan seeks to use your memory to his own selfish, mean, despicable purposes. See that which separates you from your possible service for God. What is keeping you away is only make-be lieve. Realize the two things the Saviour can do for you and say, “Thank You, Lord Jesus. Not only am I forgiven, but I am cleansed.” God bless you as you turn away from your past and step out into all that God can do for you and through you. God's promises are lifesavers which keep us from sinking into the sea of trouble and despair about us. * * * An easy-going Christian life will gen erally make the going easy for Satan. By keeping things in your own hands, you'll eventually lose them all. But what you give to God you will forever possess. 4
our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” But having done so he turned to me and stated, “I’ve confessed my sin to the Lord, and He’s forgiven me. It isn’t that. It’s just me. I feel so miserable and so unworthy inside.” In response I THE HEAVIEST CROSS It is not His cross that is heavy; It is those that our hands have made That hinder us on our journey, On our aching shoulders laid; There is strength for the load He gives us And balm for the thorn He sends, But none for the needless burdens, And none for our selfish ends. We bear a burden of sorrow, We carry a weight of gold, We cling to some treasured idol And. will not loose our hold; We bend beneath troubles and wor ries, We drag the load of a wrong, And we cry that the cross is heavy, And sigh that the way is long. Let us drop the sin that besets us, Let us cast aside our fears, Let ifs give our griefs to Jesus, And break our pitcher of tears! Let us learn of the meek and lowly, Who giveth the weary rest, Let us take His yoke upon us And walk with Him abreast; For His yoke is easy to carry, And His burden is light in weight; He will do His share of the labor, For He is a true yoke-mate. Are we weary and heavy-laden? Are we anxious and full of care? That is not the cross of His giving, But the one that we make and bear. —'Annie Johnson Flint suggested he look at the verse again for it says if we do just one thing, God does two things. If we confess our sins, God is both faithful and He is just. He forgives our sins and then He cleanses us from all unrighteous ness. This young man was only dwelling on the first part. Our sins
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