John 1:42

[Andrew] brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon the son of John; you shall be called Cephas" (which is translated Peter).

This verse reminded me of the verse in Luke 22:61, after Peter denied Jesus thrice:
The Lord turned and looked at Peter.

I realized that when Jesus looked at Peter for the very first time, He already knew everything that would happen in the span of his life and ministry as well as Peter's; He already knew the ups and downs Peter would go through, He knew how Peter would walk on water and then fear and sink, and He knew how Peter would deny Him in the end. And despite the knowledge that Peter would fail and fail Him again, Jesus welcomed him and asked him to follow Him.

This made me realize how Jesus really keeps no records of wrongs, neither wrongs committed in the past, present, or future. God's forgiveness extends beyond the bounds of time and space. He already knows how we're going to fail, but He loves us anyway.

When I sin, I tend to have a very human perspective on God's forgiveness. I know in my head that he has forgiven me, but I think that He still thinks about it, that He still remembers. But I don't think that's true forgiveness. In one of his messages, Min said that when God forgives, He doesn't even remember the wrong. He doesn't even remember. That is so amazing. So when God looks at me, there is nothing but compassion and forgiveness in His eyes, just like the way he looked at Peter.