.......hope in the Lord, for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plentious redemption. Ps 130 : 7
Sometimes the more we do to get ourselves out of a hole we've dug, the deeper we seem to sink. I heard of such recently.
A man had become a believer in Jesus Christ, and he decided to get help for some family difficulties prior to his conversion. But when it became known that there had been child abuse, the counselor was required to report the incident to the authorities. That led to an investigation, which resulted in him losing his job. But the mans new found faith was genuine, indeed, and caused him to trust in God.
This is something similar to the desperate situation of the writer of Psalm 130 For whatever reason he too was in a deep hole - a hole as deep as the ocean depths. The good thing about his despair was that he knew where to turn. He said in effect, "Lord do something to get me out" v 2 And he expressed his awe that God was a loving God. "If thou, Lord shouldest mark iniquities, Lord who shall stand?" "But there is forgiveness with thee........."
Best of all, he realised that his only hope was in the Lord, and he held firmly to that confidence. "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". "With the Lord there is mercy, and with the Lord there is plentious redemption" v5 - 7.
Do you feel that your situation is going from bad to worse? That you are in the depths? Cry out to God!
Accept his forgiveness. Hope in him. "for with the Lord there is mercy" Mercy to lift you out of all your troubles...........
Sometimes the more we do to get ourselves out of a hole we've dug, the deeper we seem to sink. I heard of such recently.
A man had become a believer in Jesus Christ, and he decided to get help for some family difficulties prior to his conversion. But when it became known that there had been child abuse, the counselor was required to report the incident to the authorities. That led to an investigation, which resulted in him losing his job. But the mans new found faith was genuine, indeed, and caused him to trust in God.
This is something similar to the desperate situation of the writer of Psalm 130 For whatever reason he too was in a deep hole - a hole as deep as the ocean depths. The good thing about his despair was that he knew where to turn. He said in effect, "Lord do something to get me out" v 2 And he expressed his awe that God was a loving God. "If thou, Lord shouldest mark iniquities, Lord who shall stand?" "But there is forgiveness with thee........."
Best of all, he realised that his only hope was in the Lord, and he held firmly to that confidence. "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". "With the Lord there is mercy, and with the Lord there is plentious redemption" v5 - 7.
Do you feel that your situation is going from bad to worse? That you are in the depths? Cry out to God!
Accept his forgiveness. Hope in him. "for with the Lord there is mercy" Mercy to lift you out of all your troubles...........
