Psalm 103:8 “The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to
anger, abounding in love.”
Just before this verse, we read how he lead the children of
Israel by making his ways known to them and by his deeds.
When our own children are ungrateful, it hurts our heart and
makes us not want to do things for them.
In fact, as earthly parents, we sometimes withhold our love from them
until they “straighten up.” We do the same with our spouse. But God never withholds his love from us.
The Bible says his mercies are new every morning and his
compassion never fails.
Does God get angry? He
sure does, and there are accounts of it in the bible. But he is never angry at a repentant heart,
a moment of weakness, or a fleeting thought of doubt. He is gracious to us, and woos us back to him
with his great love.
When I read the word “abounding” I think of one of those
little peach stands that pepper the hill country of Central Texas in the early
summer, full of baskets of peaches, juicy and ripe for eating. This year there weren’t many peaches because
of the late freezes. But God’s bounty is
not dependent upon the weather, on our circumstances, or on anything at all…because his
love…never fails. It's perfect.
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