Our Patient God Read 2 Kings 14:1 through 16:20 Reading through the Old Testament can seem like an exercise in frustration. We read about privileged people who regularly rebel against God and get themselves into trouble. God becomes angry at their constant attraction to sin, and threatens to punish them. From truly remorseful hearts, they repent in sackcloth and ashes, and God stays His hand. He keeps His word by punishing the ringleaders or by allowing them all to go into slavery. However, He always comforts and rescues them. Why, we wonder, do they never learn their lesson? Interestingly, if we are honest with ourselves, we might just see our own failings mirrored in the lives of these Israelites. Like them, we, too, experience the loyal heart of a God who is unwilling to leave us in our sin and never ever willing to abandon us. Challenge for Today: Read through the entire Old Testament this summer. Rejoice in God’s long-suffering heart of love for you. Quicklook: 2 Kings 14:23–27 ag.org/top/devotional/index.cfm
Posted on: Tue, 06 May 2014 12:11:48 +0000