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Devotional - 15th Dec 2020

 'Be not worth very sore, O Lord, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people'
(Isaiah 64:9).

God is our Creator and with His love he made man in His own image and likeness. As our Creator he has the authority over our lives, and does according to His will among the host of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, what doest thou? (Daniel 4:35).

Israel sinned greatly against God and knew they were deserving of His wrath. Isaiah on behalf of the people appeal to God not to be overly angry with them but in his mercy to forgive them and not  remember their iniquity for ever. He was to look upon all their troubles and distresses with compassion and to consider that they are His people. We have the   experiences of Israel and their rebellious attitude to God, time and time again; and how God dealt with their situation. What are the sins and iniquities that we bear today, that warrants the wrath of God? What are our attitudes towards our wrongs? Are we willing to acknowledge them and ask God to pardon us; be willing for Him to correct us; to be merciful towards us? God is a loving, compassionate and longsuffering God, who is very patient with us. However, we shouldn't take Him for granted and keep sinning, being ungrateful and disobedient. One day He will hear us no more, we will not be able to hear from him. Today while we can, let us search for Him  with our whole heart and when we do, He promises that we will find him. Let us learn to adhere to the will of God and pray earnestly to him, to forgive us when we sin and spare us from his wrath. He has a right to be angry with us and to remember our iniquities  for as long as he wants. But because of His grace and mercy He doesn't consume us as we deserve. He therefore will hear us when we call upon Him because he loves us and we are his people.

Have a wonderful day 🌹🌹

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