Good Morning. Only those who respond positively to the call to repentance will receive the love that God freely offers. In Hos. 14:4 the word of God says, “I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.” Matthew Henry in his commentary on this text said, Though backslidings from God are the dangerous diseases and wounds of the soul, yet they are not incurable, for God has graciously promised that if backsliding sinners will apply to him as their physician, and comply with his methods, he will heal their backslidings. He will heal the guilt of their backslidings by pardoning mercy and their bent to backslide by renewing grace. Their iniquity shall not be their ruin. Do they pray that God will receive them graciously? In answer to that, behold, it is promised, I will love them freely. God had hated them while they went on sin (ch. 9:15); but now that they return and repent he loves them, not only ceases to be angry with them, but takes complacency in them and designs their good. He loves them freely, with an absolute entire love (so some), so that there are no remains of his former displeasure, with a liberal bountiful love (so others); he will be open-handed in his love to them, and will think nothing too much to bestow upon them or to do for them. Whom God loves he loves freely, not because they deserve it, but of his own good pleasure. He loves because he will love, Deut, 7:7, 8.” I pray that we will continue to put ourselves in a position where we can benefit from God’s unconditional love. The Love of God - https://youtube/watch?v=NqbqjX2KRyY Have a blessed and Holy Spirit-filled day.
Posted on: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 09:29:19 +0000
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