Spurgeon wrote,'Old sins rise up to torture the memory of the saints even after the deep experience of forgiveness ,and the temptations of Satan assault others with spiritual horrors'. I know an elderly Christian of long standing who said to me that he was having sexual thoughts, it was upsetting him. The fact is God does not remember our sins,(Isaiah 43 v25 ) when we trust Jesus our sins are completely forgiven. So we must hold fast to that truth,and what a blessed truth it is,don't let anyone especially Satan rob you of that truth,he will try. It is Paul who writes of life in the Spirit,and thankfully,we have the Spirit of God,to assist us and help us ,in times of temptation,as Harriet Auber wrote,'And every virtue we possess,and every victory won, and every thought of holiness, are His alone'.God does not remember our sins,,we may try to not remember, but Satan remembers, and he will not let us to forget them. He is pictured as a roaring lion,going about to devour us,so we are told to resist him,to be alert (1 Peter 5 v 8 - 9). James tells us to resist the devil,and He will flee from us (James 4 v7),that is if we in humility submit ourselves to God. (James 2 v 6).
'Ask the Saviour to help you,
Comfort , strengthen,and keep you;
He is willing to aid you,
He will carry you through.'
Words H R. Palmer.
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