“If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? But there is forgiveness with thee, That thou mayest be feared. Let Israel hope in the LORD: For with the LORD there is mercy, And with him is plenteous redemption.”
Psalm 130:3-4, 7 KJV
This psalm is attributed to David, “Lord, if You measured us and marked us with our sins, who would ever have their prayers answered? But Your forgiving love is what makes you so wonderful. No wonder You are loved and worshiped! He Himself will redeem you; He will ransom you from the cruel slavery of your sins!” This was the cry of humanity in the old covenant. The reason why Jesus had to be born as a Man, was because God’s wrath and judgment against mankind came upon Jesus. God’s justice and righteousness never changed as only Jesus could be at the receiving end of God’s wrath at the Cross. Who can stand before a holy God covered with sin? Only Jesus, for He made Him Who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, And as a sheep before its shearers is silent, So He opened not His mouth. There is no one else who has the power to save us, for there is only One Name to Whom God has given authority by which we must experience salvation: the Name of Jesus. In Christ alone we have redemption through His Blood, even the forgiveness of sins. Amen!
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