لِيُكَفِّرَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ أَسْوَأَ الَّذِي عَمِلُوا وَيَجْزِيَهُمْ أَجْرَهُم بِأَحْسَنِ الَّذِي كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ
"Indeed, God will remove the worst of what they ever did from their record, and He will reward them according to the best of what they ever did (in this life)."
This verse is simply beautiful and full of love and hope. How many times have we made mistakes and felt hopeless? And at the same time, how many times have we tried doing good but still felt that it may not be enough? Read this verse and rest assured of God's mercy. The key words here are أسوأ(the worst) and أحسن(the best).
In this verse, God doesn't just say He will remove the believers' sins. He says that He will remove the worse of the worst of their sins! Think of something bad you did in your past. Now think of something even worse. Now think of the absolute worst thing you've ever done. God is saying in this verse that that very sin will be forgiven. As if it's not even there. Vanished. Gone. And the verse doesn't stop there.
Now think of something good you did. Now think of something better. Think about the best thing you've ever done. God says He will reward you according to THAT. As if all your "ok" good deeds are all equal to this awesome good deed you one time did.
Do you see the scenario in this verse? Do you see what's happening because of God's immense love for His believers? Those who believed and did good in this life will come on the Day of Judgment with their record. They will have bad deeds, really bad deeds, good deeds, and really good deeds. God will remove the worst deeds from their record as if they were never even there, and He will reward them with their very best deeds as if all their good deeds are now superbly amazing.
What's happening here is leaving me speechless. Now look at the first line of the very next verse, verse 36:
أَلَيْسَ اللَّهُ بِكَافٍ عَبْدَهُ
God is asking at such an appropriate time: "Is not God enough for His servant?"
Yes and yes, without a doubt, God is enough. After being blown away from His love in the previous verse, how can we now deny that He alone is all we need in this life and the next? Thank you God for being all we need and more.
