As believers, we actually have the awareness and conscience to recognize which actions or words are not in accordance with His word and bring sin, with actions that bring Him joy. Not infrequently in our human frailty, we pick and choose those sins. We even cover up our mistakes by making unnecessary justifications. The longer we evade, the more we will fall into a destructive slump. Therefore, every one of God's people is invited to express repentance to Him.

Psalm 130 expresses a representation of a common phase of life lived by believers. We have been down and out in sin, then at other times from that downturn every one of God's people to rise up, beg for forgiveness, and look forward to His restoration. The psalmist opens his cry by describing his fall as being in a deep pit. He honestly acknowledged his fall, but still chose to cry out to God. There is no place too far and unreachable for God to hear.

The psalmist believed that out of his desolation, God would come and forgive. With awe, he testifies to God's mercy and forgiveness. For if God chooses to remember our faults, then indeed no human being can survive. With great conviction, the psalmist closes his testimony by inviting the entire nation to cry out to the Lord, praising His goodness. For with God there is forgiveness and deliverance.

Friends of the Bible, everyone has fallen into sin but not everyone has the humility to admit it and ask God for forgiveness. Our reading this time reminds every believer to confess their sins and repent sincerely. Our courage to confess our sins and ask for forgiveness for them comes from our faith in a forgiving God. At the beginning of this year, may we begin with humility before God. Not hiding our sins from Him, but honestly confessing and expressing repentance.