Redemption: A Gift From God

PSALM 130 KJV

Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord.

Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.

If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?

But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.

I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.

My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.

Let Israel hope in the Lord: for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.

And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.

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If God would count our sins who would be found guiltless? The first letter of John reminds us that none of us are without sin: "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." (1 John 1:8-9)

Thanks be to God for he is merciful. he, himself, has forgiven us; he has redeemed us by taking our place on the cross for us. God in Jesus Christ held himself accountable for the consequences of our sins.

Thanks be to God by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone you are forgiven. "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:" (Eph 2:8)

God's Peace - Pr. J.