“What God Sees”
Beloved, people often remember the residue of your past — the mistakes, the failures, the chapters you wish you could erase. They may see the scars and assume the story ended there. But God sees differently. Where others see the residue of sin, God sees the righteousness birthed through redemption.
The Old Testament gives us this promise in Isaiah 1:18: “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow.” God does not merely cover sin — He cleanses it. He does not rehearse your past — He renews your future.
The New Testament makes this even clearer. In 2 Corinthians 5:21 we are told that Christ became sin for us so that “we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” That means God’s view of you is not filtered through your worst moments, but through Christ’s finished work.
People may recall who you were.
God sees who you are becoming. They may focus on the failure. God focuses on the transformation.
So Beloved, don’t live imprisoned by old labels. What God has forgiven, He has also redefined. Your past may be part of your testimony — but it is no longer your identity.
Because when God redeems sin,
He doesn’t just erase it — He produces righteousness from it.
Pray with me: Father God, thank You that You see me through the righteousness of Christ and not the residue of my past. Help me live in the freedom You have given and walk in the new identity You have formed — in Jesus’ name, I pray, believe, receive, and praise in advance, Amen!
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