verseoftheday

For with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with him  is plentiful redemption. And he will redeem  Israel  from all his iniquities. Psalms 130:7-8 ESV To redeem: deliver,  by any means,  ransom,  that are to be, let be redeemed,  rescue, surely By any means. The psalmist is looking forward to redemption that is to come. We get to look back. The ransom, the price, for our freedom, has been paid. Yes our iniquity, our sin, is still with us, we can't entirely shake that off, but the weight of it, we no longer have to carry.  We can step into today knowing the price, the ransom was paid. By any means. That means was the person of Jesus. The holy one The one in who there was no sin. By any means. Our heavenly Father decided that we were worth the ransom.  Was there even a decision?  He paid.  Because He Loves. Us. #psalms #psalm130 #byanymeans #dearlyloved #childrenofGod

O Israel, hope in the Lord! For with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with him is plentiful redemption. Psalms 130:7 ESV This song is a cry  From the depths From the soul And it's a personal  Journey of forgiveness And waiting  And hope Here at the end the song broadens and gets expansive and says there's room here for all. For you. No matter who you are. Redemption is plentiful. Sometimes we think God's grace is enough for others, but if God in knew my heart, my stuff, well, He'd walk away. His redemption is plentiful.  More than enough. If God only saw the real me he'd walk away. He does. And His love is steadfast. Locked in. Unchanging. This song includes the nation, all the people in the writers world.  The New Testament makes it clear that the mandate is bigger. It's all people. Our hope,  Is in the one  Who's love is steadfast And who's grace is plentiful #psalms #psalm130 #hope #hopeforall

my soul  waits for the Lord  more than  watchmen for the morning, more than  watchmen for the morning. Psalms 130:6 ESV Waiting part 2. Why does a watchman wait for the morning? What does the dawn represent? A new day perhaps, when the danger he's been on alert for is over  The sun rising, speaks of hope after the dark night perhaps. Maybe he gets to go home. And someone else gets to stand guard, someone else keeps him safe, and he gets to truly rest. What is it that our soul longs for like that? For the psalmist it's the Lord  Yahweh He's the only one that can hold the weight of our longing, truly meet those deepest needs.  In Him, we get to truly go home  To find rest To be safe #psalms #psalm130 #goinghome #hope

I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,  and in his word  I hope; Psalms 130:5 ESV This song, starts with crying out to God from the depths of who the psalmist is. Then there's the recognition of his own sin, and knowing God's forgiveness. And now waiting. Waiting. I wait  My soul, the essence of who I am, my thoughts, my feelings, me. I wait. Waiting on God. How can I be OK with waiting? Our world says you don't have to wait for anything or anyone.  The clue here is that the psalmist trusts the One who he is waiting for.  I wait for the Lord. In his word I have hope. Waiting tests our faith. Waiting tests our trust. Do I trust God. Do I trust God even when I don't hear, when I don't get, when I wait. If my God is small enough to do what I want, when I want, then He's not worth worshipping.  I know that my heart cannot be (fully) trusted, but God can. I dislike waiting because I see that waiting is all about me, my kingdom come. Waiting does not come easily for...

If you, Lord, kept a record of sins,  Lord,  who could stand? But  with you  there is  forgiveness... Psalms 130:3-4 NIV These songs that David has written are so personal, a glimpse into the heart of someone aware of his own sin. And yet he knows: If God measured any of us with our own goodness we would all come up short, not even close to being holy enough for a holy God. And he knows that our God keeps no record.  It's like He doesn't even know. And David knows forgiveness.  And this is before Jesus. Before the cross. We can drop the weight. We can "not see" the stain. We can not worry about not being holy, sufficient, enough, because we have One who is. Holy Sufficient Enough And His death made us Holy  Sufficient Enough There is no record of my sin, because it's on Jesus record.  Forgiven. He alone is worthy of our worship. #sunday #worship #thisisourGod #psalms #psalm130 #loveisHisdna

Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord; Lord,  hear my voice.  Psalms 130:1-2 NIV Hear my voice. Do I really matter? Does my voice matter? If my words Are going out To an impersonal Universe Devoid  Of meaning If there is  No Ultimate  Light Does my voice matter? There is Light And He  has revealed  Who He is A loving father running towards a returning rebel A gentle rabbi blessing children A shepherd seeking the one lost in the dark A compassionate forgiver who shows the way forward when there seemed to be none. A washer of feet. A perfect Yet suffering Saviour Yes  To Him your  voice  matters #psalms #psalm130 #thisisourGod #yesyourvoicematters

Friday! Proverbs! A false witness will not go unpunished,  and he who breathes out lies will perish. Proverbs 19:9 ESV Breathing is something we (usually) do without any concious thought, it's like automatic. There is one who constantly breathes out lies, and he is the enemy, the father of lies. And one day, we will no longer be concerned with his constant stream of fake news. But for now we do. And some days I have to fight not to be like him, and breathe out lies that make me look better, that hide secrets, that obscure truth I don't want to face, that justify my behaviour or choices...I am at times my own fake news generator that I happily believe... I need God's Word to challenge my thinking, chip away at the bits of my heart that are, well, rotten is probs the only word that fits. Lord, help me today to walk in the light, the light that you shine into the dark places of my heart. May I live in,  and breathe out,  your Truth  today.  Amen. #proverbs #wisdom ...