Psalm 119:153-160
English Standard Version (ESV)
We've all been caught up in the legal dramas -- maybe we've seen too many on television. Regardless, we feel like we can plead our own cause, as though there's some loophole through which we can sneak. Maybe, we think, we're not guilty after all!
What I love about Scripture is that it rarely hides our own sin. David, Paul, and others have their sins laid bare, read and studied for centuries. (How would you like for your every weakness to be proclaimed from a pulpit for the next few centuries?) But the Psalmist here asks for God to look upon the afflictions and still deliver him. Life is granted according to God's rules, not according to our worthiness!! God's righteousness and perfection are what conquer sin, not our ability to life properly.
All of this is meant to ease your anxiety. It should be convicting, too -- we've been caught cheating on God, but rather than getting kicked out of the house, we're offered grace and forgiveness. So we should be motivated not to cheat again! Alas, our hearts still stray, but God is faithful still!
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