Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Joel 2:13,32



Joel 2:13,32 And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call. When the Old Testament Jews were extremely sorrowful the would tear their clothes and throw dust over their heads. Sounds kind of strange to us, but I wonder what they would have thought of playing video games. So in our verses, Joel says that God would rather a backslider tear his heart than to tear his clothes. I can see that. God is more interested in speaking to the very core of our being than for us to make some kind of an outward show. And just like the Jew of Joel’s day, If we are truly sorry for our sins and rebellion against our God, and if we truly repent, God will forgive and will restore our fellowship. God stands ready to forgive and to love. But how about us? Are we ready to ask for forgiveness and to return to God?

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