Daily Devotional
The Grave of God’s Forgetfulness
“But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness, just as David also describes the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from works: ‘Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered; blessed is the man to whom the LORD shall not impute sin.’”
Romans 4:5-8
December 21, 2025
Ponder This
You cannot work your way to Heaven. There’s nothing you can do, big or small, that’ll save you. You must put your faith in the Son of God, and when you do, God says, “I count you righteous.” That word impute means to put it on your account. God imputes righteousness. He simply puts that righteousness on your account.
But it gets better. “Blessed are those whose iniquities are forgiven.’” But He does more than that: “And whose sins are covered.” Hallelujah! They’re buried in the grave of God’s forgetfulness, never to be brought up again.
You don’t understand sin if you think you can live well enough to get to Heaven. I wouldn’t trust the best fifteen minutes I’ve ever lived to get me to Heaven. But “Blessed is the man to whom the LORD shall not impute sin.” You see, you can’t have sin imputed to you if you’re in Jesus. We have the riches from Jesus when we are in Him, both now and for eternity. So, it is time to stop striving to be better and surrender to Christ; He will transform you.
- What are the sins God has forgiven that you have had a hard time forgiving yourself for?
- What does it look like to live based on the reality of the righteousness Jesus has given to you?
Practice This
Discuss with a friend where you struggle to forgive yourself. Ask your friend to pray for you to receive Christ’s gift.
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