August 30, 2007

No Record Of Our Sins


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If You, Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? -Psalm
130:3

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Out of the depths" the psalmist cries to God (Ps. 130:1). His problem
surfaces: terrible guilt for things done and undone in the past. "If
You, Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?" (v.3).

But, thankfully, God forgives. He does not keep an account of past sins,
no matter how many or how grievous they have been. "There is therefore
now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus" (Rom. 8:1). God's
forgiveness then leads us to fear Him (Ps. 130:4). We worship and adore
God, for grace and forgiveness cause us to love Him all the more.

But what happens if we slide back into old sins? What if sin lingers? We
are to repent and "wait for the Lord" and be patient while God works
(vv.5-6). We are not hopeless cases. We can "hope" in the One who will
deliver us in His time.

We now have these two assurances: God's unfailing love-He will never
leave us nor forsake us (Heb. 13:5). And God's promise of full
redemption in due time-He will redeem us from all our iniquities (Ps.
130:8) and present us before His glorious presence without fault and
with great joy (Jude 24).

We're forgiven! We're free! With the psalmist, let's worship the Lord as
we await His coming. -David Roper
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How blest is he whose trespass
Has freely been forgiven,
Whose sin is wholly covered
Before the sight of heaven. -Psalter

When we're forgiven, no record is kept of our failures.

Kamis, 30 Agustus
CATATAN DOSA KITA
Jika Engkau, ya TUHAN, mengingat-ingat kesalahan-kesalahan, Tuhan,
siapakah yang dapat tahan? (Mazmur 130:3)

Bacaan: Mazmur 130
Setahun: Mazmur 129-131; 1 Korintus 11:1-16

Dari jurang yang dalam", pemazmur berseru kepada Allah (Mazmur 130:1).
Lalu, masalahnya dikemukakan, yaitu rasa bersalah yang luar biasa karena
berbagai hal yang telah ia lakukan dan tidak lakukan di masa lalu. "Jika
Engkau, ya Tuhan, mengingat-ingat kesalahan-kesalahan, Tuhan, siapakah
yang dapat tahan?" (ayat 3). 

Namun, puji Tuhan, Allah mengampuni. Dia tak menyimpan catatan dosa masa
lalu, entah betapa banyak atau menyedihkannya dosa itu. "Demikianlah
sekarang tidak ada penghukuman bagi mereka yang ada di dalam Kristus
Yesus" (Roma 8:1). Pengampunan Allah membuat kita takut akan Dia (Mazmur
130:4). Kita menyembah dan mengagungkan Allah, karena anugerah dan
pengampunan yang membuat kita lebih mengasihi Dia. 

Namun, bagaimana jika kita terpeleset lagi ke dosa lama? Bagaimana jika
dosa itu masih ada? Kita harus bertobat dan "menanti-nantikan Tuhan"
(Mazmur 130:5). Dan, bersabar saat Allah bekerja. Kita bukan orang sakit
yang tak berpengharapan. Kita bisa "berharap" kepada Pribadi yang akan
melepaskan kita sesuai waktu-Nya. 

Kita tahu dua kepastian ini: Kasih Allah tak pernah gagal, yaitu bahwa
Dia tak akan pernah meninggalkan kita atau mengabaikan kita (Ibrani
13:5). Dan, janji Allah tentang penebusan total akan berlangsung pada
waktunya-Dia akan menebus kita dari semua pelanggaran kita (Mazmur
130:8), lalu membawa kita ke dalam kemuliaan-Nya tanpa noda dan penuh
sukacita (Yudas 24). 

Kita diampuni! Kita bebas! Bersama pemazmur, mari kita menyembah Tuhan
saat menantikan kedatangan-Nya -DHR 

KETIKA KITA DIAMPUNI
TIDAK ADA CATATAN KESALAHAN KITA yang disimpan 

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Mazmur 130
130:1 Nyanyian ziarah. Dari jurang yang dalam aku berseru kepada-Mu, ya
TUHAN! 
130:2 Tuhan, dengarkanlah suaraku! Biarlah telinga-Mu menaruh perhatian
kepada suara permohonanku. 
130:3 Jika Engkau, ya TUHAN, mengingat-ingat kesalahan-kesalahan, Tuhan,
siapakah yang dapat tahan? 
130:4 Tetapi pada-Mu ada pengampunan, supaya Engkau ditakuti orang. 
130:5 Aku menanti-nantikan TUHAN, jiwaku menanti-nanti, dan aku
mengharapkan firman-Nya. 
130:6 Jiwaku mengharapkan Tuhan lebih dari pada pengawal mengharapkan
pagi, lebih dari pada pengawal mengharapkan pagi. 
130:7 Berharaplah kepada TUHAN, hai Israel! Sebab pada TUHAN ada kasih
setia, dan Ia banyak kali mengadakan pembebasan. 
130:8 Dialah yang akan membebaskan Israel dari segala kesalahannya.

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