Day Twenty Five: Psalm 130:7-8

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Read

O Israel, hope in the LORD!
For with the LORD there is steadfast love,
and with him is plentiful redemption.
And he will redeem Israel
from all his iniquities.

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Listen/Sing

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Meditate

The redemption of God is not only sure, but also complete. We are told He (God) will redeem His people “from all his iniquities.” It’s hard to not think of this verse from the famous hymn by Horatio Spafford “It Is Well”:

My sin—oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!—
My sin, not in part but the whole,
Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more,
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!

Consider two realities: your real sins that led to Jesus dying on the cross for them, and God’s real grace that didn’t run from your sins but rather ran toward them to cover them! Christmas was all a part of God’s mission to redeem a wayward people. Allow this complete redemption, no iniquity left untouched and uncleansed, to spark deep worship in your heart toward God today…