By Paul
Dhinakaran
Dearly
beloved,
Our God is loving and merciful.
The people of Israel displeased God. Yet He showed them great compassion as He was to them ‘a forgiving God’(Psalm 99:8).
Moses, the servant of the Lord, proceeded to God’s presence and interceded for them, “Now, please forgive their sin--but if not, then blot me out of the book you have written" (Exodus 32:32). God’s heart softened!
The Bible says, “Yet in their hearts they turned back to Egypt” (Acts 7:39). Even at that time of defiance, God did not forsake them, but pardoned them (Nehemiah 9:17). When Moses pleaded with God for the persuasively, the Lord acceded to his request: "I have forgiven them, as you asked” (Numbers 14:20).
Let me tell you a humorous story which I read in a magazine. In a certain place, a believer was seen relishing a cup of liquor by another believer who questioned him: “Oh! Why are you drinking this when God is watching you?” The former said, “Yes, I know God is watching me but He will keep it a secret; my only anxiety is that you will be broadcasting this to all and sundry!” Notwithstanding this sense of humour, what he had done was that he had backslidden and ‘turned back to Egypt!’ He had forgotten that he belonged to the Lord!
Even though the Lord God releases His children from all sorts of iniquities, their eyes and their hearts glance, quite often, at the past evil days of their life. But yet our Lord Jesus, in order to redeem us, intercedes for us: “Father, please be patient this once; he has mistakenly allowed this evil thought into his mind because of worry and weakness; kindly forgive My child.”
Dear readers, even as prophet Moses pleaded with God for the Israelites, the Lord Jesus Christ, our Advocate with the Father, ever lives to make intercession us (Hebrews 7:25; 1 John 2:1). That is why we are shielded from any further iniquities crossing our lives and we are enjoying His presence! How blessed are we!
Our God is loving and merciful.
The people of Israel displeased God. Yet He showed them great compassion as He was to them ‘a forgiving God’(Psalm 99:8).
Moses, the servant of the Lord, proceeded to God’s presence and interceded for them, “Now, please forgive their sin--but if not, then blot me out of the book you have written" (Exodus 32:32). God’s heart softened!
The Bible says, “Yet in their hearts they turned back to Egypt” (Acts 7:39). Even at that time of defiance, God did not forsake them, but pardoned them (Nehemiah 9:17). When Moses pleaded with God for the persuasively, the Lord acceded to his request: "I have forgiven them, as you asked” (Numbers 14:20).
Let me tell you a humorous story which I read in a magazine. In a certain place, a believer was seen relishing a cup of liquor by another believer who questioned him: “Oh! Why are you drinking this when God is watching you?” The former said, “Yes, I know God is watching me but He will keep it a secret; my only anxiety is that you will be broadcasting this to all and sundry!” Notwithstanding this sense of humour, what he had done was that he had backslidden and ‘turned back to Egypt!’ He had forgotten that he belonged to the Lord!
Even though the Lord God releases His children from all sorts of iniquities, their eyes and their hearts glance, quite often, at the past evil days of their life. But yet our Lord Jesus, in order to redeem us, intercedes for us: “Father, please be patient this once; he has mistakenly allowed this evil thought into his mind because of worry and weakness; kindly forgive My child.”
Dear readers, even as prophet Moses pleaded with God for the Israelites, the Lord Jesus Christ, our Advocate with the Father, ever lives to make intercession us (Hebrews 7:25; 1 John 2:1). That is why we are shielded from any further iniquities crossing our lives and we are enjoying His presence! How blessed are we!
