Isaiah 43:24-25

Isaiah 43:24-25. Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices: but thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities. I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.

That is a very astonishing verse, wherever we might find it; but to find it in such a connection is a wonder indeed. These people had wearied God, yet even then, he said, "I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions." Note on what a sure and blessed ground he puts it: "for mine own sake." The Lord could not do anything for such sinners as we are for our sakes, for there is nothing deserving about us but in order that his mercy may be the more clearly seen, and his faithfulness and immutability may be displayed, he says, "I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins."