Micah 7:19 - "He will again have compassion on us; He will tread our iniquities under foot. Yes, You will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea."
God will always help us understand His great intent with symbolism we can understand. His metaphor is meant to give us hope and solace regarding His love for us. The prophet tells us through the Holy Spirit (and His analogy) that it is not enough to merely throw our sins into the lowest parts of the ocean. God demonstrates His great love toward us by first pulverizing our sin under His feet. The picture is one of complete dominion over sin and a thorough crushing until they are lifeless and impotent. Then, he takes this mangled mess of iniquity and buries it deep in the sea of forgetfulness.
It is quite tragic when we take our spiritual trawlers to the site of our submerged iniquities, seeking to salvage them from the depths of the sea. God has placed buoys about the place of our water burial with "No Trespassing" signs clearly marked. Just remember, God has buried our past and desires we leave it buried. We are free to sail through life without a care or bother regarding who we used to be. We are certainly new creatures in Him if we have accepted His great gift (II Corinthians 5:17).
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