Wiped Away!

He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross. In this way, he disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by his victory over them on the cross.

— Colossians 2:14-15 (NLT)

Working at a police department, I see people coming in seeking an expungement of criminal case on their record. They have been acquitted, the case was dismissed or they were pardoned. They want all traces of the offense removed from public access and sealed.

At Calvary, the devil was soundly defeated. The devil does not want you to know it but he will be cast out. Jesus destroyed the one who had the power of death. Once we accept Jesus, Satan can longer hold our record against us. He can accuse us but the Righteous Judge sees us through the blood of Jesus and the finished work on the cross.

Our sin is wiped away when we put our faith in Jesus Christ. We no longer have to worry about our past. We have been justified. God has cast our sins into the sea of forgetfulness. Our slate has been wiped cleaned!

Don’t let the devil or anyone else hold your past against you or make you feel guilty about what you’ve done—you can stand knowing that your sins have been wiped away, you are redeemed!