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Any time I've been on a boat on a large body of water, it always amazing me to think about how much water is beneath the boat. On a sailboat on the Pacific, it's hard to imagine how much is beneath the boat -- water and animals and way, way down, there's an ocean floor.
Scripture uses this depth to help us understand the love of God. Our sins are cast into the depths of the sea, and the waves erase any memory of them. All too often, we take on the role of deep-sea fishermen, going back to the depths and bringing up our own sins, remembering those things we have done. When God casts them into the depths, they're meant to be forgotten, lost to the depths, never to be seen or mentioned again. We are washed clean, like the beach after high tide.
So forget your past sins. Don't let the devil remind you of what was -- focus on what you are in Christ. Listen to the affirmation of the God who delights in steadfast love, and move forward in hope.
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