Hope in the Lord's Forgiving Love

Psalm 130 – “Hope in the Lord’s Forgiving Love”

Part 1 and 2

Introduction

Genesis 1:26-28, 3:1-6, 8-13, 16-19

26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

27 So God created man in his own image,

in the image of God he created him;

male and female he created them.

28 And God blessed them.

3 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the LordGod had made.

He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” 2 And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, 3 but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’ ” 4 But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. 5 For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” 6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate.

8 And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9 But the LordGod called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?” 10 And he said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself.” 11 He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?” 12 The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.” 13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”

16 To the woman he said,

“I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing;

in pain you shall bring forth children.

Your desire shall be contrary to your husband,

but he shall rule over you.”

17 And to Adam he said,

“Because you have listened to the voice of your wife

and have eaten of the tree

of which I commanded you,

‘You shall not eat of it,’

cursed is the ground because of you;

in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life;

18 thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you;

and you shall eat the plants of the field.

19 By the sweat of your face

you shall eat bread,

till you return to the ground,

for out of it you were taken;

for you are dust,

and to dust you shall return.”

Main Text

Psalm 130

1 Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord;

2 Lord, hear my voice.

Let your ears be attentive

to my cry for mercy.

3 If you, Lord, kept a record of sins,

Lord, who could stand?

4 But with you there is forgiveness,

so that we can, with reverence, serve you.

5 I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits,

and in his word I put my hope.

6 I wait for the Lord

more than watchmen wait for the morning,

more than watchmen wait for the morning.

7 Israel, put your hope in the Lord,

for with the Lordis unfailing love

and with him is full redemption.

8 He himself will redeem Israel

from all their sins.

Today

Psalm 130:3-4

3 If you, Lord, kept a record of sins,

Lord, who could stand?

What is Sin

Sin: Missing God’s mark - Actions that violate God’s righteous law and moral standards – Not living in the way God intends for us to live

Doctrine of Sin and Depravity – Because of the Fall - SLIDE

· Because of fall – All man is born in iniquity – Sin is imparted to us

Romans 5:12

12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned.

Psalm 51:5

5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,

and in sin did my mother conceive me.

Romans 3:10-18

Everyone is under sin, 10 as it is written:

“None is righteous, no, not one;

11 no one understands;

no one seeks for God.

12 All have turned aside; together they have become worthless;

no one does good,

not even one.”

13 “Their throat is an open grave;

they use their tongues to deceive.”

“The venom of asps is under their lips.”

14 “Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness.”

15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood;

16 in their paths are ruin and misery,

17 and the way of peace they have not known.”

18 “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”

Can’t fix ourselves (Examples) - Slide falling off cliff

· Lead a good life

· Good works

· Go to church

· I believe in God

· I give to charity

Results of sin

· Separation from God

· The result of sin is death

· The sting of death is sin

How God sees sin

· All sin is equal in God’s eyes

· There are no degrees of sin

· Bull’s eye slide – Every sin equal in God’s eyes – No points for not hitting bull’s eye no matter how far off

There is a solution

4 But with you there is forgiveness,

so that we can, with reverence, serve you.

Daniel 9:8-9

8 To us, O Lord, belongs open shame, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against you. 9 To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against him.

· It is the message of the Gospel – Slide

· Jesus took on all sin with His death

· “God, God, why have you forsaken me” – Moment Jesus was separated from the Father

· Forgiveness comes only by grace through faith

· Way in which God shows His steadfast love and mercy

7 Israel, put your hope in the Lord,

for with the Lordis unfailing love

and with him is full redemption.

· This “Hope” is assured hope

· That we have received complete forgiveness

· There is nothing we can do to earn God’s love and nothing we can do to lose God’s love

· Romans 8:31-39 tells us that nothing can separate us from the love of Christ

· We can never lose our salvation

Already but not yet

· Completely forgiven now – past, present, and future sins

· As far as the east is to the west

· But sin nature still remains – constant battle against sin and temptation

· Continually being sanctified to becoming more and more like Jesus

· Physical death = Completely separated from sin

· We are fully conformed to the image of Christ

Conclusion/Application

· How Gospel impacts us is how we deal with sin

What do we do when tempted?

James 1:14-15

14 But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. 15 Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death.

· Flee like it’s fire

What do we do when we sin?

1 Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord;

2Lord, hear my voice.

Let your ears be attentive

to my cry for mercy.

Christians, who are confident that in Jesus God has “redeemed his people.” We can use this psalm to share in the joyful exercise of confession, assurance, and mutual encouragement.

· Live in grace, hope, confidence

· Should lead to loving God above all else

· Should lead us to give grace and forgiveness to others

· To be obedient to Him

· Take a fresh look at the grace of God we have received through Jesus

· Evangelism