"There is absolutely nothing in us that should cause God to forgive."
What do you think of that? It's a sentence from the new Lutheran Catechesis -- Catechist Edition, as Pastor Bender discusses Psalm 130. We might think that sentence is a downer. But it's not!!! It is good news!
If there is nothing in me that causes God to forgive, if all His forgiveness comes because of His decision, His will, His suffering, His promise, His plan, His love, His mercy, then ... well, think what that means. I don't chase Him off because of my failings. I don't undo His promise because I was weak yet again. I don't have to worry that I didn't do enough to stay in His good graces. Because it's all GRACE.
Nothing --nothing nothing nothing-- in me to make God be favorable to me. But He still is.
Gosh, that's worth some Tigger-ish bouncing and a HappyDance of Joy!
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