June 18, 2024
Who is Like the LORD? -- Part 2
Micah 7:18
06/18/2024
18 Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and
passing over transgression for the remnant of his
inheritance? He does not retain his anger
forever, because he delights in steadfast love.
(ESV)
The prophet Micah, who lived about seven hundred years
before Christ, posed a very interesting question.
Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing
over transgression for the remnant of his inheritance?
He does not retain his anger forever, because he
delights in steadfast love.
There are many entities who claim to be a god, who demand
our time, talent, and treasure. They make demands for sacrifice
and specific clothing and specific actions. These gods have
rules, and the only way to appease such a god is to perfectly
follow each dictate, both in letter and spirit. Because
following such a god requires introspection, there is little time
to see the needs of our neighbor, to show love to others.
But the Triune God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy
Spirit, the God as revealed in the Bible, is not like that. From
the moment that sin entered the world, He promised to redeem His
people. Only the Triune God delights in showing love, grace, and
mercy. His love is everlasting, His anger over sin is for but a
moment.
This is why we accept His invitation go enter into His
presence, to receive this gift of love and redemption. If you
hear anything beyond salvation from sin and death because of
God's undeserved love for the sake of the death and resurrection
of Jesus Christ, you are not in a truly Christian church. For
God pardons iniquity and passes over transgression because the
Son of God paid the price of our sin. That is the truth of the
Bible, the word of the prophet Micah.
May our Lord grant us the comfort of knowing His love.
Amen.