“There is in every willful sin a contempt of the Goodness of God.”
Matthew Henry
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Romans 2:4 "Kindness of God Leads to Repentance" (July 30)
Romans 2:4 Our Good God does not give us what we deserve. We should have perished even today for what we did to Him, to others. But no, it's His Goodness that leads us to repentance. Goodness closely related to kindness. He is way more Kinder than we think! You practice evil and repent either in ignorance or in full knowing. He is always doing us good even when we don't see it.
“There is in every willful sin a contempt of the Goodness of God.”
Matthew Henry
“There is in every willful sin a contempt of the Goodness of God.”
Matthew Henry
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Bev, I read your comment from last night a few moments ago. I am praying for you that you will find your Joy in Him alone. He so speaks through you and to you. I know exactly where you are coming from and I will pray for you accordingly.
ReplyDeleteYesterday God did something for me and it was not really a BIG thing but I immediately said thank You, I do NOT deserve Your protection and provision. It is indeed His kindness that draws us to Him and shows us our wicked hearts and how we need to bow the knee to Him. I am overwhelmed by His goodness and kindness to me this morning. He so works behind the scenes in our lives. What a blessed and holy God.
Me, too, Bev. Just read your tears from yesterday. People we love seem to always let us down. I've come to believe it is one of the ways God does exactly what you said--bring us straight to Him for our Joy. But I also am so sorry you have had to struggle like you have these last few years. Have you ever read Beth Moore's poem, The Poet? I have it on my home computer. I will send it to you next week. Love you, dear friend. Praying for you before I hit "Publish"...
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Mary Lou and Annette. I had my husband and my children on top of some precious friends and my past friends all within 24 hours "miss" me unbelievably. Sometimes it comes in clumps....sometimes it's bumping against their sin....not for me to figure out....but to care more about how I respond and treat them than what's happening to me....to deal with what's stirring inside of me, this desire for connection that just isn't happening....
ReplyDeleteRead Isa 8:11-13 yesterday and thought that God was saying to me that I want to be attached, be part of something good for Him, be revered, recognized----too much! I just want to be a part of something right now, part of what God is doing here, part of the lives of those I love so much...and I don't feel that I am. So what do I do with that? Will I love them back? Absolutely, by Col 1:29, His Energy, cause mine is depleted. So what does it look like to love in midst of loss? Read Is 8:11-13 "If you are going to worry, worry about the Holy. Fear God of the Angel Armies! The Holy can be either a HIDING PLACE or A BOULDER blocking your way." Oooh. I'm way too arrogant telling God I want Him to be my Hiding Place, not A Boulder. He loves us so! Thanks for listening and always being curious and inviting. You don't try to "fix" me or put me in categories! Y'all are such good friends. Love you so!!!!