Micah 7:18 (NIV)
18 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.
who pardons sin and forgives the transgression
of the remnant of his inheritance?
You do not stay angry forever
but delight to show mercy.
Many people want to hear what God says just out of
curiosity. They want to analyze and dissect it in their own test tubes. To
these people, God may remain the great cosmic silence “out there somewhere.” He
communicates to those who are willing to hear and receive Him, and willing to
obey Him.
Jesus said that we must become humble as little children,
and God has most often revealed Himself to the meek and the humble—to a
shepherd boy like David, to a rough desert man like John the Baptist, to
shepherds watching their flocks, to a girl named Mary. How does God speak? How
can a blind man see? How can a deaf man hear?
From the beginning God spoke to man. Adam heard the voice of
the Lord in the Garden of Eden. Adam had two sons, Cain and Abel, and God spoke
to them. Cain spurned that which was revealed to him, but Abel was obedient to
the Word of God. Abel’s response showed that a man tainted and handicapped by
sin could respond to God’s overtures. Thus, in the beginning, God began by
revelation to build a bridge between Himself and people.
Thought for today:
Do I have an open heart and mind (reachable and teachable) to hear give and
receive God?
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