Good Morning Friends,
“‘Return, faithless Israel,’ declares the LORD,
‘I will frown on you no longer, for I am merciful,’ declares the LORD, ‘I will
not be angry forever.’” (Jeremiah 3:12)
“‘Return, faithless people,’ declares the LORD,
‘for I am your husband. I will choose you.’” (Jeremiah 3:14)
“Return, faithless people; I will cure you of
backsliding.” (Jeremiah 3:22)
If the history of Israel teaches us anything it
teaches us that God will always take His people back. Israel was faithless time
and again, sometimes for short periods and sometimes for very long periods. Each
time they turned back to the Lord He was waiting to receive them.
God is the merciful forgiver. There is no sin
of which we can repent that God will not forgive. There is no time of wandering
from which we wish to return that God will not accept us back. He longs to forgive,
longs to show His mercy. He waits only for us to turn back.
God is the faithful husband, waiting for His
unfaithful wife to come back to Him. His love never grows cold. His hope never
plays out.
God is the eternal healer. There is no case of
backsliding that He cannot cure, if we but take a small step back toward Him.
He can light a fire in the coldest heart. He can cure the deepest backsliding.
His, by Grace, Steve
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