Trusting in God’s forgiveness amid our rebellion

Based on Numbers 14 - When we find ourselves rebelling like the people, or fixating on the negative like the 10, we can also trust in God’s promise to forgive. Moses pleaded with God, on behalf of the people, referencing God’s faithfulness in forgiving: “In accordance with Your great love, forgive the sin of these people, just as You have pardoned them from the time they left Egypt until now” (14:19 NIV). God’s response, as we will hear spoken over us in the absolution, remains still today: “I have forgiven them” (14:20 NIV).