{"id":2494,"date":"2022-01-16T18:00:40","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T02:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cbcwla.org\/home\/en\/?p=2494"},"modified":"2022-01-14T14:10:38","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T22:10:38","slug":"20220117-psalm-130","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cbcwla.org\/home\/en\/blog\/20220117-psalm-130\/","title":{"rendered":"Ascending to Meet with God – Psalm 130"},"content":{"rendered":"
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1 <\/sup><\/b>Out of\u202f the depths I cry to you, O\u202f LORD!<\/span><\/i><\/b>
\n2 <\/sup><\/b>O Lord, hear my voice!<\/span><\/i><\/b>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Let your ears be attentive<\/span><\/i><\/b>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 to \u202fthe voice of my pleas for mercy!<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>
\n3 \u202f<\/sup><\/b>If you, O\u202f LORD, should\u202f mark iniquities,<\/span><\/i><\/b>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 O Lord, who could\u202f stand?<\/span><\/i><\/b>
\n4\u202f <\/sup><\/b>But with you there is\u202f forgiveness,<\/span><\/i><\/b>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 that you may be feared.<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>
\n5\u202f <\/sup><\/b>I\u202f wait for the \u202fLORD,\u202fmy soul waits,<\/span><\/i><\/b>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and\u202f in his word I hope;<\/span><\/i><\/b>
\n6\u202f <\/sup><\/b>my soul\u202f waits for the Lord<\/span><\/i><\/b>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 more than\u202f watchmen for \u202fthe morning,<\/span><\/i><\/b>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 more than watchmen for the morning.<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>
\n7\u202f <\/sup><\/b>O Israel,\u202f hope in the\u202fLORD!<\/span><\/i><\/b>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 For\u202f with the\u202f LORD\u202f there is steadfast love,<\/span><\/i><\/b>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and with him is plentiful redemption.<\/span><\/i><\/b>
\n8\u202f <\/sup><\/b>And he will\u202f redeem Israel<\/span><\/i><\/b>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u202ffrom all his iniquities.<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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(Translated version, original article written in Chinese by Pastor Mickey Hsiao)<\/span><\/i>\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

[Theme] Sinner\u2019s Pleas from the Depths<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to being a poem of ascent, this is also a poem of repentance.\u00a0 Those who turn to God and become closer to Him, are bound to see their sinful nature more often because of God\u2019s holy and pure attributes.\u00a0 In the midst of deep pain, the psalmist appealed to God for forgiveness.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Although, like the psalmist, we find our present sin so deep that we cannot stand, we should also know that the God we worship offers the grace of forgiveness.\u00a0 Thus, we should humble ourselves and come to the Lord in awe to repent of our sins.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The psalmist kept waiting, but instead of waiting foolishly – in empty spaces, etc. – he adopted a positive attitude, and he looked up by reading the word of God.\u00a0 He knew that God’s word would never fail.\u00a0 Just as the night watchmen could eventually wait for the dawn, so he trusted God and waited quietly.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the last two verses, we see that because he truly appreciates God’s love and abundant redemptive grace, he appealed to God’s people to look to Jehovah God – a faithful God who would lead His people out of all sin.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

[Meditation]<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Usually, when we worship God through song, we just enjoy the music and forget ourselves and yet, are you proud of your beautiful singing voice?\u00a0 Or, will you also be illuminated by the true light of holiness, and meet the Holy Spirit Himself who wants us to reprove ourselves for sins, for righteousness, and for judgment?\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the face of sin, our only hope is to stop looking at ourselves, but to look up to Jesus Christ.\u00a0 God’s forgiving grace has been fulfilled through Jesus Christ.\u00a0 Just as we cannot change the sky in the night by our own strength, so only God can make the sun rise in the east and make the darkness dissipate!\u00a0 All we have to do is fear, wait, look up, and trust in this Almighty God.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

[Prayer]<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

People struggling in the abyss can come before the Lord to confess their sins and cry out for help!\u00a0 Because you have been given the grace of forgiveness, look up to trust in Jesus Christ, the Savior, and ask Him to lead His people away from sin.\u00a0 Thank the Lord for His willingness to forgive, His abundant love and grace, and His faithfulness throughout the ages.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

[<\/b>Memory Verse<\/b>]\u202f<\/b>\u202f\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Psalm <\/span>130:3<\/span><\/span>\u00a0 <\/span><\/span>If<\/span> you, O L<\/span>ORD<\/span>, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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