Isaiah 30:18New International Version (NIV)
18 Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to
you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion.
For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!
For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!
God is slow to exercise his justice when that justice
demands his people's punishment. "Gracious and slow to anger" is a
phrase repeatedly used to describe God in the Old Testament. God longs to be
gracious and bless his people. He extends time for us to repent and turn to
him. In Jesus, God even gives us his own Son as the atoning sacrifice for our
sins. Let's hear the heart of God, and respond by turning our lives and our
hearts to the God who longs for us.
Thought for today:
Is my heart open to receive all that God has for me?
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