Micah 7:19 He will again have compassion on us; he will tread our iniquities underfoot. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.
On the first day of Rosh Hashanah, Jewish tradition observes Tashlich, a ceremony in which worshippers walk to a river, stream, or the sea and cast crumbs of bread into the water. Each crumb represents sin — failures, regrets, brokenness, and rebellion — all symbolically carried away by the current. As the waters sweep them out of sight, the heart finds hope in Micah’s promise: God Himself casts our sins into the depths of the sea.
But the Tashlich ceremony is only a shadow of a greater reality. What Israel performed symbolically, Yeshua fulfilled completely. At the cross, He bore our iniquities and carried them away forever. The psalmist declares, “As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us” (Psalm 103:12). Unlike breadcrumbs in a stream, easily dissolved or lost to memory, Yeshua’s (Jesus’) sacrifice is eternal and absolute. Our sins are not just pushed downstream — they are hurled into the unfathomable depths, never to resurface, never to be held against us again.
Tashlich reminds us that we cannot cleanse ourselves, no matter how far we cast our sins away. Only the Lamb of God can take away the sin of the world. When we place our faith in Him, the weight of guilt and condemnation sinks into the depths, gone forever. The waves that once threatened to overwhelm us now bear witness: the mercy of God runs deeper still.
The enemy of your soul longs to keep you chained to sins you’ve already confessed, trapping you in the past. But the Lord calls you to a greater truth: if you have truly sought His forgiveness, it is finished — those sins are gone.
What burdens are you still carrying that Yeshua has already hurled into the sea? Today, release them. Stop reaching back into waters where God has buried your past forever. Listen to the Spirit’s gentle whisper: “It is finished.” The current of His mercy has carried it all away. Now rise and walk in freedom — forgiven, cleansed, and made new in Him.