There is so much on social media that I question if it is a “set-up” rather than a true life experience. One such (based on my recollection) shows a young boy watching a parade of animals (possibly part of a circus), and as the elephants pass him, he offers a baby elephant a piece of what he was eating. As the elephant’s trunk reaches out, the boy pulls his hand away and eats the offering. Many years later, now a young man, once again he is watching a parade of elephants and as one passes him. It stretches out its trunk and smacks the man across the face. Presumably, this is to demonstrate the statement that “elephants never forget”.
One elderly man informed me that though his wife has a limited memory, she can always remember his faults. What a contrast to the scripture in Hebrews 8:12 “For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more”. Don’t forget the context.
I may have mentioned in a previous TFTD of an occasion when, after wrongly accusing me, a Christian friend asked me to “forgive and forget”, to which my ungracious response was, “Well, I will forgive, but cannot promise to forget”. Though our friendship continued and improved over many years, it is a constant reminder that the One who loves us, lived a perfect, sinless life, died and rose again, has every right to remember my faults, but chooses not to.
Jesus encouraged his disciples, and us, to forgive as we have been forgiven.
PRAYER: Heavenly Father, in the words we learn from Your Son, Jesus Christ, forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us. AMEN