God created us for fellowship
with Him, it grieves His heart when one of His sheep go astray. When a couple
are madly in love, and one of them leaves, it can leave a terrible wound in the
other person's heart. The same is true when we leave our first love (that is,
God - Revelations 2:4). Do you think that God's heart isn't broken when His
bride turns her back on Him? God's Word tells us that we are engraved on the
palms of His hands (the nails from the cross), and OUR WALLS (which we put up)
are continually before Him:
Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion
on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.
Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are
continually before me. Isaiah 49:15-16
God takes no pleasure in
punishing His people, but takes pleasure in giving mercy
God never takes pleasure in
punishing or allowing evil to fall upon His people.
He is not up there tapping His foot, waiting
for us to make a mistake so that He can punish
Don't tear your clothing in your grief; instead, tear your hearts."
Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and merciful. He is not easily
angered. He is filled with kindness and is eager not to punish you. Joel 2:13
(NLT)
Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity and passeth by the
transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for
ever, because he delighteth in mercy. He will turn again, he will have
compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their
sins into the depths of the sea. Micah 7:18-19
God's Word even tells us that He
desires not to even remember our sins, for His sake!
I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own
sake, and will not remember thy sins. Isaiah 43:25
The Bible also tells us that He
FREELY justifies (makes innocent) us through the redemption that is through the
work of Christ Jesus.
Being justified [made innocent, as if one has
never sinned] freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ
Jesus: Romans 3:24