Revive Me

This week's psalm is the "resh" portion of 119.
Verse 154: Revive me according to Your word.
Verse 156: Revive me according to Your judgments.
Verse 159: Revive me according to Your lovingkindness.

We so often think of God's "judgments" as something scary. But here is another place where we see the word "judgment" used to comfort and to bless.

Great are Your tender mercies, O Lord;
revive me according to Your judgments.

The judgment meted out upon us is:
You are in Christ, baptized into His name.
Atonement has been made.
You are holy; you are pure; you are righteous -- for His sake.

He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
For those in Christ, there is no trembling, no wondering if we have measured up, no fright.
Great are His tender mercies.
He revives us according to His lovingkindness.