Good Morning Friends,
“Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and
forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay
angry forever but delight to show mercy. You will again have compassion on us;
you will tread our sins underfoot and hurl all our iniquities into the depths
of the sea. You will be true to Jacob, and show mercy to Abraham, as you
pledged on oath to our fathers in days long ago.” (Micah 7:18-20)
Consider these characteristics of God --- and
give thanks!
He pardons sin. He doesn’t hold our sins
against us, requiring us to pay the full penalty for what we’ve done wrong. He
releases us from the penalty of our sins when we come to Him.
He forgives our transgressions. It’s more
than just pardon that we receive, it’s forgiveness. Pardon releases us from the
penalty, forgiveness restores us to His love, cleanses our record so that our
sins are gone.
He does get angry at our sins, but His anger
is a constructive anger, not a destructive anger. He moves to discipline us
because of our sin in order to bring us to repentance and restore us.
He delights to show mercy. He shows mercy,
and we give thanks for that. But even more than that, He shows mercy, not
grudgingly, but with delight. He wants to be merciful to us and is waiting to
be able to do it when we turn back to Him.
He has compassion on us. All that God does
for us flows from the depth of His love for us.
He keeps His promises. He proved that in His
relationship with Judah. Even when Judah was unfaithful, God kept His promises
to them. He always keeps His promises.
So when He promises never to leave us -- we can count on that. When He
promises to help us -- count on it. When He promises to come again -- count on
it!
His, by Grace,
Steve
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