Satan is out to Steal, Kill and Destroy all those that will listen to his lies. He will remind you of every little or big thing you have ever done in your life and tell you that God will not love you when you stand before him. He will try to make you believe that God will turn you away, that you have just done too much. Let me tell you that we serve a big God. We serve a God of LOVE and FORGIVENESS. We serve a God that loved us so much that he gave his only son to die for our sins!
As he spoke to Isaiah, so he speaks to every Christian that comes to him in humility asking for his forgiveness. He doesn't forget our sins to help us to feel better, if that were the case he would take them from our memory. He forgets them for himself so that he doesn't have to see them. He will remember our sins no more after we confess them and ask him to forgive us.
Sin is UGLY, it tears apart families, it destroys lives. God hates sin so much that he does not want to look upon it. He sees the evil of man but he has given him freedom of choice and sin is a choice, therefore, God sees the sin, but turns away from it and allows man to make his mistakes in life.
Habakkuk 1:13 Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?
David said it best in Psalm 103 when he said that God will cast our sins as far as the east is from the west.
Psalm 103: 10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
God is full of MERCY and GRACE. There is no room for the ugliness of sin in his presence! I urge you today to become more like him. Jesus taught us that if we rebuke the devil he will flee. When Satan tries to bring back memories of your past, rebuke him in the name of Jesus. Remind him of his future. Hell was prepared for the devil and his angels, he just wants to take you with him if you allow it, but God loves you. He said he will not remember your sins so any thoughts that you have done to much to stand before him forgiven are of Satan.
James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Submit yourself to God. Begin to live daily in his presence by developing a prayer life where you spend time just the two of you in your prayer closet. Read his word daily and bury it in your heart. Go to church regularly. There was a reason why he said fail not to assemble together. When you gather with others of like faith, it builds your faith and strengthens you. Remind yourself daily that you are a child of God. Jesus loves you so much. His death was not in vain, it was for you and me. One day we will stand before him and hear him say well done, my good and faithful servant.