DAILY TEXT, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. So repent and turn around so that your sins may be blotted out, and Jehovah himself may bring times of refreshing (Acts 3:19).

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Wednesday, June 10, 2026

So repent and turn around so that your sins may be blotted out, and Jehovah himself will bring times of refreshing (Acts 3:19).

Jehovah does not merely cancel our debts; he erases them completely. This example might make us imagine someone crossing out a debt written on a piece of paper with a large X. Of course, even though the debt is crossed out, the numbers are still visible. But this comparison is not about crossing out a debt, but about erasing it. To understand this, remember that in Bible times, ink was a simple mixture of carbon, gum, and water. So it was easy to erase with a damp sponge. Therefore, when a debt was erased, it disappeared completely. Not a trace remained, so no one could see what had been written there. It was as if the debt had never existed. How grateful we are that when Jehovah forgives our sins, he erases them completely! (Psalm 51:9) w25.02 10 par. 11

What do we learn from the comparison of the dark cloud?

At Isaiah 44:22, Jehovah uses another comparison to describe what he does with our sins: “I will sweep away your offenses like a cloud, and your sins like a dark cloud.” When Jehovah forgives us, it is as if he covers our sins with a large cloud, so that no one can see them.

How do you feel knowing that Jehovah forgives your sins?

What do all these examples mean for us? When Jehovah forgives us, we should not feel that our sins have left a stain on our record for life. Since our debts have been paid with the blood of Jesus Christ, we no longer have to pay them. They have been completely erased, as if they had never been there. That is what Jehovah does when we repent of our sins: he truly forgives us.

Why can we trust in Jehovah's forgiveness?

When Jehovah forgives us, we can be sure that he is our friend again. Knowing this helps us to overcome feelings of guilt and not to fear that he is holding a grudge or looking for an opportunity to punish us. That will not happen! Why are we so convinced? Because he himself told the prophet Jeremiah: “I will forgive their error and remember their sin no more.” (Jer. 31:34) The apostle Paul quoted from this verse when he said: “I will remember their sins no more.” (Heb. 8:12) What does this expression mean?

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