Seeing Yourself Through God’s Eyes

‘Do not remember the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to your love remember me, for you, Lord, are good.’ Psalm 25.7

When David prays these words, it’s not as if God was wondering what to do – should he remember David’s sins or shouldn’t he?  It’s not that God needed persuading to see him in a different light, but rather that David was seeking to see himself through God’s eyes.

This can be very hard for us because as we remember our mistakes and failings only too well, it seems logical that God does as well!  Yet David presents us with a completely different way of perceiving how God sees us – he remembers us according to his love.  What does this mean?  Paul brought a lovely insight to this when he wrote about love in 1 Corinthians 13.5, and one of the points he made is that love ‘keeps no record of wrongs’.  If God really is the perfect definition of love, then for God to remember us according to his love is for him to look at us and keep no record of wrongs.

When you look at your image in a mirror, you may be confronted by many thoughts and memories.  You may indeed recall the past as it looms over you, but God does not.  He sees you as the beautiful, adopted and forgiven person he created.  Give thanks for this the next time you look in the mirror.

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