Plentiful Redemption

Here's a cool picture I found on my computer. I'm thinking that little person is an offspring of mine, and that this was taken by another offspring last spring on our travels to the southwest U.S. I love this shot.

Psalm 130 is a wonderful study, parallel to Matthew 11:28-30, on resting in the Lord. We cry to the Lord when overwhelmed with our own sin, knowing that somehow he forgives us.

But we wait, hoping in his word, for an understanding of how that forgiveness works and how it can possibly cover even my sin. "I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope." (v. 5)

And then, glory of glories, hope! With him is steadfast love! With him is plentiful redemption! He will redeem Israel (His elect -- me!) from all his (her -- mine!) iniquities! (v. 7)

And now we turn to Matthew 11 to see the "how" of it: "Take my yoke upon you and learn of Me"--your very great Redeemer!--"and you shall find rest for your souls." (11:29) "Come to Me." (v. 28) Those who labor to redeem themselves and those who are heavily-laden with their sins are invited to come and find rest in Christ alone, "who himself bore our sins in his body on the tree". (1 Peter 2:24)

Psalm 62:1: For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation.

So there is our answer, the thing for which we wait. Plentiful redemption--hallelujah!