The title of today's thought is: "𝗜𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗞𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱..."

Today’s verse comes from Psalm 130, verse 3, a question that reaches straight to the heart of our human condition.

"𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱, 𝗸𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝘀, 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱, 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱?"

This question doesn’t need an answer. It’s obvious: No one could stand. Not you. Not me. Not even the most devout person you know. If God were tallying every wrong thought, every hidden motive, every careless word—we’d all be finished.

But here’s the beauty: the verse is setting us up not for despair, but for hope.

The very next verse says, “𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝘀𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂.” (Psalm 130:4)

God could keep a record—but He chooses mercy.

The psalmist isn’t making light of sin. He’s highlighting the depth of grace.

God’s mercy doesn’t ignore our faults—it covers them. Not to excuse us, but to restore us. To free us from the weight of shame so we can walk in reverence, not fear.

This verse invites us to humility. To realize we all stand level at the foot of the cross. None of us can boast. All of us can receive.

As we close, here’s a question to ponder: 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻?

Friend, if the Lord doesn’t keep a record—maybe it’s time you stop too.

Until next time, may grace remind you that your name is not written in a book of wrongs, but in the Book of Life.

God bless you.