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Psalm 130:7 

"With the Lord is unfailing love and with him is full redemption."

I so love that idea of FULL redemption. Unlike Dettol that kills only 99.9% of bacteria, God leaves literally nothing to us, because even if we just had to pay only 0.01% of the debt, we'd still come up short. But thanks be to God, in him there is 100% redemption! 

This means it's not at all about me. Not about my (in)ability, not about my (lack of) strength, not about my (un)righteousness. It's all Jesus. He is able, he is strong, he is perfectly righteous. 

Unfailing love and 100% full redemption. What a joy!

Far From The Shallow

Psalm 130:1

"Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord;"

The word 'depths' brings two things to mind:

 1. Deep water can be scary and overwhelming and risky and life-threatening and uncomfortable. 

How am I at calling out to God when I find myself in places like this? Do I try and swim out in my own strength? Or do I just try and tread water until I can't keep my head above the waves?

Out of the depths of this overwhelming and uncomfortable life, I want God to be my number one speed dial—the first one I call always, but especially when I'm off the deep end (...watch as I dive in 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅮). 

 2. This is not a shallow, half-hearted, out of obligation cry. This is guttural and real and desperate. 

Am I being real with God? Or am I pretending I don't need him, trying to convince him (but more myself, let's be real) that I'm doing just fine in the deep water? He's not fooled by my pretences, just like he's not put off by my desperation. He already knows, he is just longing to hear me cry out to him.

And as the Psalm goes on to say, when we cry out to him, he is right there with all his forgiveness, unfailing love, and full redemption.