The book The Life You’ve Always Wanted by John Ortberg is a great read and re-read to absorb all the great spiritual nuggets. While reading Psalm 130 I remembered a part of this book about transformation. Ortberg writes about how the Bible can truly transform us “by the renewing of our minds” and can “equip us for every good work.”

Ortberg goes on to say that it’s really not about the quantity but the quality of what we read and study. We shouldn’t read just for information (although that’s good) or to prove a point (ouch), but to be transformed—to be different and live our life in a different way.

How different would we be if we were transformed by God’s Word and the beautiful Psalms? How would our marriage look? How would we talk to our children and loved ones? How would we work? How would we look at a homeless person? How would we resolve a problem? What would we think in traffic? How would we spend our free time? And the list goes on. I have a long way to go and know that I am a work in progress. This is a lifelong process.

So today I pray we can take some thoughts from Psalm 130, meditate on them, and let them become a part of us—to transform us.

1) The Lord hears our voice and supplications. He does not keep a record of our wrongs but forgives. No soul or request is beyond God’s help.
2) We wait for the Lord in His Word. We can have great expectations. We have hope in God’s Word. We have His promises.
3) With the Lord there is mercy and plenty of redemption and salvation!

Have a wonderful day!