The psalmist asks, “If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities, Lord, who could stand?” And isn’t that the truth? Who amongst us can stand, because the Lord does mark our iniquities. He remembers the sins of the generations for many to come it says several times in the Bible. So who amongst us can stand? We are all in trouble if this is what the message of the gospel is.
Yet we know that is not the full message. And to be honest that is not where the psalmist stops either. The next verse is “But there is forgiveness with you, so that you may be revered.” The Lord gives us forgiveness, so we may revere Him. The Lord knows and marks all of our iniquities, and has counted all of our sins, but yet forgives them all. He forgives us our trespasses and allows us to be in a relationship with him.
The psalmist continues, “I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I hope; my soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning, more than those who watch for the morning.” I hope in His word and wait for Him, because I know that this darkness will not last forever, and the blackness that surrounds me as the night will soon break away to the light of the new day and there, my God will be to forgive me and cleanse me and make me His own. Not holding me up to what I deserve, but holding me up in the light of His love.
The psalmist reminds us that we are not worthy, yet God still calls us and makes us His own. So do not let the darkness of your world win, or overcome you, live in the light of the coming day, when God will remember your iniquities no more and will wipe away every tear. Know that He has promised to redeem us from our iniquities.
Saving Lord, help us to remember that without you we can not stand, and because of your love and sending our savior we can be with you forever. Amen.
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