1 month ago
39
God is a God of mercy and of judgment. Sin always has consequences; every sinful action will have a corresponding judgment of some sort. However, God is always willing to show mercy to His people, regardless of their sin. Even though God repeatedly chastised and punished the nation of Israel for their sins,
bringing down various foreign invaders upon them and having them carted off to Babylon as slaves, He always offered them mercy within the very depths of their judgment. We must also remember that God is slow to wrath. While people are engaged in their sin, God always offers chances of mercy and repentance before He reaches the point where He will bring judgment.
Jeremiah 15:1-4 – 15 Then said the Lord unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth.
2 And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the Lord; Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for the captivity, to the captivity.
3 And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith the Lord: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and destroy.
4 And I will cause them to be removed into all kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah king of Judah, for that which he did in Jerusalem.
English (US) · 