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[W]e see the true substance of how God answers such prayers from those who know they are not righteous: he does so in Jesus Christ, the righteous one, who lived the life we should have lived and died the death we deserved to die, to bring us to God (1 Pet. 3:18). In Christ, we are righteous with a status earned and given to us irrespective of what we bring to the table (2 Cor. 5:21). All we need to offer is our need.

“At every point in this journey of parenting, we mother our children by grace through faith in Jesus.” (Pages 40-41)

"'I cannot bear,' he said then, 'to see you weep; but I hope this is a relief to an overcharged heart.'"

“The offspring of the Suffering Servant—little versions of Jesus running around—pass on the gospel to those who will pass on the gospel. Our biological and spiritual fertility is facilitated by God for God's glory (not ours). By the power of the Spirit, the new humanity in Christ will fill God's new creation to the praise of his glorious grace. And it will be profoundly more than lovely.” Page 28

With the Lord there is forgiveness v4. Unfailing love, "Plentiful redemption" v7. God proved this in Jesus and at the cross. If you are a believer, God's love has brought you to Jesus. You are safe. Your sins can darken your awareness of God's love, but they cannot darken the reality of that love. God does not redeem his people from some of their iniquities; rather, "he will redeem Israel from all his iniquities" v8.

“Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever.” 125:1