God is Relentless
Moses began the book of Deuteronomy by recounting the story of how Israel had failed to take the Promised Land the first time, when the 10 spies brought back a bad report from the land, and the people would not go in and take it. He told the new generation how angry God was because of this sin. He sentenced that entire generation to die in the wilderness before their children would go in and take over Canaan with His help. God was relentless against His sinful people until the last one had died. (Deuteronomy 2:14,15) We need to hear this lesson loud and clear.
We cannot get away from God. There is no place we can hide from Him. This is especially true when we have sinned, and He is out to punish us. God hates sin. He will not let us get away with sin without His righteous penalty being imposed on us. He will not forget. He will not give up. God is relentless, not because He hates us, but because He loves us. His punishment is His way of drawing us to Himself. We need to confess our sins as soon as possible and throw ourselves on His mercy. Then, He can forgive us and bless us. However, He doesn't have to take away the consequences of our sin when He forgives it. Just like all of the unfaithful generation died, we have to take what we deserve. The good thing is that once we confess and repent, God gives us extra grace to deal with the consequences, so we are blessed even in our time of punishment. What a wonderful, relentless God we have!
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Tomorrow, I intend to read Deuteronomy 3-5.
We cannot get away from God. There is no place we can hide from Him. This is especially true when we have sinned, and He is out to punish us. God hates sin. He will not let us get away with sin without His righteous penalty being imposed on us. He will not forget. He will not give up. God is relentless, not because He hates us, but because He loves us. His punishment is His way of drawing us to Himself. We need to confess our sins as soon as possible and throw ourselves on His mercy. Then, He can forgive us and bless us. However, He doesn't have to take away the consequences of our sin when He forgives it. Just like all of the unfaithful generation died, we have to take what we deserve. The good thing is that once we confess and repent, God gives us extra grace to deal with the consequences, so we are blessed even in our time of punishment. What a wonderful, relentless God we have!
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Tomorrow, I intend to read Deuteronomy 3-5.