"Far Far Away" -2

"As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us." (Psalms 103:12)
Now, let's connect some dots here, because I am beginning to think that this is a little more than you or I can mess with. First of all, these are transgressions that we are talking about here, not just sin or iniquities, as was mentioned in verse 10. Transgressions are willful acts of disobedience, where we don't just miss the mark or have guilt, we cross the line into doing what we know is wrong to do. It is one thing to miss the mark, at least you try to do right, you just can't do what is required; and as for our guilt, that is the depravity of our fallen nature, which is handed down from generation to generation. Transgression is the same as trespass, where you see a sign that says 'No Trespassing,' and you refuse to obey what the sign says, and trespass onto the property anyway, just because you feel like doing whatever it is that you want to do. Jesus, pleading for those who persecuted Him, said, "for they know not what they do," trespass is knowing what you do, that it is wrong, but you do it anyway. Well, is this really something that we are capable of, to do what we know is wrong? Let's see, can I think of anyone who might fit this type of trespass; how about Peter? You think that his denial of Jesus fits that kind of action? He knew that it was wrong, he even ignored that Jesus told him he would do it, saying how he was even willing to die for Jesus, so he surely would not deny Him. Yet, when the time had come, he did it anyway; three times, just as the Lord had said that he would. And this was something that he said he would not do; can anyone relate to that? Oh, Lord, I promise, I will not do that thing again; that's what we say, while we feel the Holy Spirit chuckle inside of us; at least I think it is the Holy Spirit that is doing it, maybe it's just me and my will to do what it is that I know is wrong. But here is the good news, that it is still something that God takes and hides away; something that is willfully done against Him, He is willing to remove it and put it somewhere far out of reach. You cannot go east and west at the same time, it is impossible to do; it is as impossible as it is to reach up into heaven; it's just not going to happen. When we ask Him to forgive us, even for the things that we know were willing sins against Him, He forgives, locks them away, and throws away the key. We just need to do His will, and walk in the Light. How do we get to that place where we walk in the Light? By stepping out of the darkness...
"This is the message we heard from Jesus and now declare to you: God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all. So we are lying if we say we have fellowship with God but go on living in spiritual darkness; we are not practicing the truth. But if we are living in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin. If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth. But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. If we claim that we have not sinned, we are calling God a liar and showing that his word has no place in our hearts." (1 John 1:5-10) NLT