Micah 7:18
Who is a God like unto thee,
(God, EL, Jehovah, Jesus --- the one true God ... uniquely unlike any other)
that pardoneth iniquity,
(that lifts, bears up, carries away our perversity, depravity, iniquity, and guilt)
and passeth by the transgression
(passing over our rebellious transgression to alienate us from it by carrying us away from it)
of the remnant of his heritage?
(we, though rebellious, are the residue of His possession)
he retaineth not his anger forever,
(He doesn't resolve to strengthen his wrath (though justified to do so) continually)
because he delighteth in mercy.
(because the core of His pleasure is to extend goodness, kindness, and faithfulness)
Do you think we'll ever be able to grasp the heart of this passage? Why do we always seek to discredit God? Why is He the focus of our disappointment? .......quick answer to follow:
Here is standard operating proceedure for 99.999% of those who call themselves believers ...we view God through our circunstances and measure His goodness by our momentary happiness. We rarely treat his word as absolute and His love for us as unfailing and eternal.
WE MISS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY HIS GOODNESS BECAUSE WE CONTINUE TO QUESTION HIS INTEGRITY.
HLFA,
Jeff ....Trust Him, there.... is life.
