What Does He Long to Show Us?
From Isaiah 30 -- "This is what the Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says:
In repentance and rest is your salvation. In quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it...You said, 'No' ....
Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you; He will rise up to show you compassion...."
How amazing is our God? Even when we disobey Him, He is longing (eager it says in other verses) to forgive and show compassion.
Reminds me of Jesus' parable of the Prodigal Son -- The Father is so eager to forgive his wayward son, he rushes out to greet him when he humbly and in repentance returns. No accusation. No "I told you so!"
WOW! What a picture!
It almost takes our breath away!
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