There Is No West Pole

 There Is No West Pole

As far as the east is from the west,

So far has He removed our transgressions from us.

PSALM 103.12

There is an unhealthy obsession with sin in modern Christendom. We preach about sin, discuss sin, think about sin, and study it. Such a focus is neither helpful nor necessary. God has dealt with our sin in such a way that the only response we really need is to believe that our sin is gone and walk in freedom from it.

Our sins have been separated from us as far as the east is from the west. That statement is very revealing. If a person travels north they will eventually find the North Pole and begin to travel south again. If they travel far enough south, they will once again meet north. North and south come together at the poles. However, one can travel east and never find oneself going west again, and vice versa. East and west never meet.

God has separated your sins from you in that way. The chance of your sins being attached to you again is as great as the likelihood of a traveller discovering the West Pole. It won’t happen because it can’t happen. Your sins are gone and nothing will ever change that.