Redemption and Our Labour
Some thoughts about coming out of a pit of feelings of guilt, remembering Jesus' work on the Cross, and then going forth knowing that I have been forgiven :) In some seasons I have found myself in a pit of despair over my sinfulness and depravity – the self-centered thoughts I can’t control, the attraction to frivolous time-wasting activities (such as telling others that I think scrolling endlessly through one's Facebook newsfeed is futile, and proceeding to do so myself..). And in this pit I stop doing work passionately, but instead sit back and just feel... crummy. It's sort of like when, having missed your 8 alarm clocks, you accidentally nap for 4 hours, and then you get up, feel guilty, and instead of doing work to make up for the lost time, you kind of just sit back and feel bad. But amidst the guiltiness I remember the promise God spoke through David’s psalm of repentance: ‘My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart You, God, will no...