Psalms 25:7-8

"Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O Lord.
Good and upright is the Lord: therefore will he teach sinners in the way."
Psalms 25:7-8


You know, this is a really interesting scripture.  I like that it says that God will teach sinners in the way... because I really need some instruction sometimes.  There are a few things that I think of when I read this scripture.  One of them is that it is so amazing of the Lord to be able to forget our sins.  I mean, think about it.  God is this amazing guy... he knows EVERYTHING.  If he can't remember our sins... then they don't exist.  God is... God.  you know?  It's like going back and changing time.  The things in the past that we learned and grew from are still there, but the bad part is gone.  As we let it go, it goes completely.  The other main thing that I think of is that when God says that he will teach sinners in the way, he is talking about everyone.  Sometimes we are tempted to place ourselves in a different category, and it becomes us and them... we're good, and they... whoever "they" are, are bad.  But life isn't like that, at all.  I am a sinner... you are a sinner.  We're all sinners.  We tangle our lives up with mistakes sometimes, and it takes a while to undo all the knots and get it straightened out.  But God will teach us in the way... he'll help us to untie the hard knots, and he guarantees that our straightened-out lives are leading to something good.  We can't see the end, but we trust him that it is a happy ending... or happy eternity, as is the true case. :)  I think it is good to remember that we aren't better than anyone else.  We all make mistakes.  We all doubt and fear and stray sometimes.  Just because someone has different weaknesses and strengths than we do doesn't make them better, or worse, than we are.  We're all in this test together.  Let's work at learning together... helping other people where we are strong and they are weak, and accepting help where we are weak and they are strong.  And open our hearts to God's lessons, which he teaches to all of us, sinners. :)