From the Depths to Redeeming Hope - God's Deliverance in Psalm 130

Preacher Jesse Trumble shares a communion message on faith, hope, and redemption, from Psalm 130.

Psalm 130 is a song of degrees. These are the songs people would sing as they went up into the temple to worship.

1 Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD. 2 Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.

3 If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? 4 But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.

5 I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. 6 My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.

7 Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption. 8 And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.

Who of us could stand, if God were to keep track of our iniquities? Job 10:14 - If I sin then thou markest me and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.

God sees our sin, and that we are sinful. God is right and just. Malachi 3:2 But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap.

Judgment looms. There will be condemnation for those who are not written in the Book of Life, but for those who are written in the Book of Life there is great hope.

We read, There is forgiveness with thee. Isaiah 43:25 I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins. He blots out sin for his own name's sake.

We fear God - we reverence and honour Him. And He saves us - He redeems us from our sin. To redeem means to pay the price. Titus 2:14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

God paid the penalty on the cross for our sin – and we can receive His forgiveness and be a redeemed people.

We can cry out to Him in the darkest of times, God please forgive me. Joel 2:13 And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.

He will hear - there is great hope in this. We can know this certain hope. It says, my soul waited for the Lord more than they that watched for the morning. Surely, there's hope in the morning. Hope in the Lord. He offers you His forgiveness and mercy.