Psalm 130A song of ascents.1 Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord; 2     Lord, hear my voice.-        The song of Ascents are a collection of 15 songs sang by the Jews on their way up to Jerusalem each year for the three feasts-        These songs were also sang by the priests on the way up the steps to the temple in Jerusalem as well-        Jerusalem means “in awe of peace” or “teaching peace”o   We are in awe of peace brought about solely by God sending Jesus Christ to die on the cross a brutal death to pay for our sinso   We learn that by faith in the price paid by Jesus Christ and asking for God’s forgiveness will get forgiven and get into heaven even though we don’t deserve ito   The 15 songs are all about these themes and prepare us to meet in God’s house-        Out of the depths I cry to you, Lordo   Out of the depths is the deepest part of your heart & soulo   It also implies the darkest places (like the depths of the sea)o   If your cry, my cry, our cry comes from this place§  God will hear it!-        Lord hear my voiceo   This is a request with an expectation of a responseo   It is not an idle comment or suggestionLet your ears be attentive    to my cry for mercy.-        Let your ears be attentiveo   This means to listen with intention of understanding and with a view toward taking action not merely listening to the mumbling of an irrelevant worthless person-        What is this request about?o   To my cry for mercyo   Mercy is a pleading not to get what you deserveo   It can only come from a contrite hearto   A heart this sorry for the sin and willing to humbly admin it and turn from ito   When the confession is real and real sorrowful, then there can be an anticipation of mercy (but not before)3 If you, Lord, kept a record of sins,    Lord, who could stand? -        If you, Lord, kept a record of sinso   What a concepto   What an indeao   What if God wrote down in a book every sin you ever committedo   How long would it take for God to read it to you (to remind you)-        Lord, who could stand?o   This is a very good questiono   We might ask this question ourselveso   The answer is captain obvious§  Nobody could stand§  Nobody deserves to get into Heaven§  The only sinless man that ever walked the face of the earth was Jesus Christ (Fully God, come in the flesh, born as a man, tempted as we are, yet without sin!) 4 But with you there is forgiveness,    so that we can, with reverence, serve you.-        But (this means in contrast to the facts)-        With you there is forgivenesso   This is a miracleo   What a loving father to love us and be willing to forgive uso   In spite of all we have doneIntro to Outbless Weekly Thanks for listening to Outbless.com

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