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No Fishing Allowed Bible in a Year: Psalms 1–1 1 Corinthians 6 [God will] hurl our iniquities into the depths of the sea. Micah 7:19 Psalm 0 Holocaust survivor Corrie ten Boom knew the importance of forgiveness. In her book for the Lord, she says her favorite mental picture was of forgiven sins thrown into the sea. “When we confess our sins, God casts them into the deepest ocean, gone forever. . . . I believe God then places a sign out there that says No Fishing Allowed.” She points to an important truth that believers in Jesus can sometimes fail to grasp—when God forgives our wrongdoing, we’re forgiven fully! We don’t have to keep dredging our shameful deeds, wallowing in any mucky feelings. Rather we can accept His grace and forgiveness, following Him in freedom. We see this idea of “no fishing allowed” in Psalm 0. The psalmist proclaims that although God is just, He forgives the sin of those who repent: “But with you there is forgiveness” (v. 4). As the psalmist waits for God, putting his trust in Him (v. 5), he states in faith that He “himself will redeem Israel from their sins” (v. 8. Those who believe will find “full redemption” (v. 7). When we’re caught in feelings of shame and unworthiness, we can’t serve God with our whole hearts. Instead, we’re restricted by our past. If you feel stymied by the wrong you’ve done, ask God help you fully believe in His gift of forgiveness and new life. He’s cast your sins into the ocean! Reflect & Pray Are you holding the false belief that God can’t possibly forgive you for some sin in your life? God wants you allow His forgiveness set you free! Forgiving God, You sent Your Jesus save from my sins and shame. Help me live in the freedom of being fully forgiven. 
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Although I've been guilty of it, not accepting the truth of God's forgiveness is actually putting my own emotions above God's word. Sometimes, the hardest person to forgive, is our own selves. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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