"Iniquities prevail against me; as for our transgressions, You will provide atonement for them."
Sin *does* prevail over all the non-redeemed. Even for the justified, sin often seems to get the upper hand. Sometimes (usually) it is our *own* sin; at other times it is the sin(s) of others. At any rate, the great truth is that God has provided "atonement for them [sins]." This atonement is in the blood righteousness of our Lord Jesus Christ--ap-
prehended by us by grace through faith alone.
If you are a regenerated churchman today, you have nothing of real substance to fear. Your sins are blotted out; and you will never face the judgment of, nor the wrath of God against your iniquities. This is good news, indeed!
[Puritan quote of the day: "If you would keep your comforts, put them all into the hand of Christ to be kept for you." --William Bridge, in "A Lifting Up for the Downcast"]
