By Jacques Munnik
Minister, Teacher, and Founder of Evangelical Universe Ministries
“O Israel, hope in the LORD! For with the LORD there is steadfast love, and with him is plentiful redemption.” Psalm 130:7 (ESV) Psalm 130 gives us a deeply encouraging word for the week ahead. It reminds us that our hope does not rest in how clean our hands feel, how strong our willpower seems, or how far we think we have fallen.
Our hope rests in the Lord, because with Him there is steadfast love, and with Him there is plentiful redemption.
The psalmist asks, “If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?” None of us could. If God kept a record of our wrongs, we would have no hope.
Yet the Psalm does not leave us in shame. It lifts our eyes to the One who forgives, restores, and redeems.
Iniquity is not just what we have done. It is the crookedness we still carry. The patterns we return to. The burdens that weigh us down and make us feel unworthy to draw near.
Yet Jesus still calls, “Come to me, all who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” His rest is not permission to remain bound. It is an invitation to walk with Him and find freedom in His grace.
Do not carry into this week what Christ invites you to lay down. Wherever you are, pause. Call upon the Lord. Ask Him to redeem what weighs you down. If you are not yet ready to let go, ask the Spirit to make you willing.
With the Lord, mercy is not reluctant. Redemption is always plentiful. Step forward in hope.
Shalom, Jacques
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