While God continued to show Himself strong on behalf of His people, Israel continually lacked the faith to trust the Lord as they should.
But the Bible tells us that "many a time" He turned His anger away from them, patiently leading them in love and grace.
Psalm 78:38 But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.
We have a patient, loving Lord. He has demonstrated His power, His grace, His love, and His character many times in our lives.
“I was downhearted, I was broken inside — praying for mercy with nowhere to hide, — There was a solace searching for me — grace ever flowing that set my soul free.
“For grace — marvelous grace — I needed grace to pardon and make me whole — grace — marvelous grace — flows from above with infinite love — marvelous grace.” The Martins
Ideas for this unprofitable blog are taken from The Sermon Notebook—Biblical resources for preachers and teachers of the word of God. They allow these sermons to be used as the Lord leads but not for profit.
