A rich redemption

Israel, put your hope in the Lord.

For there is faithful love with the Lord,
and with him is redemption in abundance.

And he will redeem Israel
from all its iniquities. (Psalm 130:7-8)

When I read those  words, I couldn’t help but think of the angel’s words to Joseph:

[Mary] will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins. (Matthew 1:21)

We live in a world broken by sin.

Your own life may be broken because of your sin and failures.

If God kept track of all of them, there is no way we could stand before him. (Psalm 130:3)

But put your hope in the Lord.

With him, there is grace, a love that is faithful to us even when we are faithless. (2 Timothy 2:13)

And by Jesus’ blood, we have received redemption.

But not just redemption.

Redemption in abundance.

Indeed, we have all received grace upon grace from his fullness, for the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. (John 1:16-17)