jeremiah7
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You are not a God who takes pleasure in evil; with you the wicked cannot dwell. (Psalm 5:4)
Sometimes circumstances in our life may force us to think that God is on the side of our enemies, that he is supporting evildoers. But here is what David realized in his walk with God- that God does not take pleasure in evil and the wicked cannot dwell with him.
The prophet Habakkuk was surprised that God was punishing Israel by sending an even more wicked nation- the Babylonians to persecute Israel. He could not understand God's intention about this. Sure, Judah deserved to be punished, but why the wicked Babylonians? was his question. God answered him in His own way telling him that He would deal with the Babylonians in His own time. The prophet ends his book by declaring that even if everything seems hopeless, he will never stop trusting God.
Well, there's a lesson for all of us here. We need to "hope against hope" as Abraham did and wait for God's deliverance. And come it will, sooner or later. There's no doubt about that. God bless.
Sometimes circumstances in our life may force us to think that God is on the side of our enemies, that he is supporting evildoers. But here is what David realized in his walk with God- that God does not take pleasure in evil and the wicked cannot dwell with him.
The prophet Habakkuk was surprised that God was punishing Israel by sending an even more wicked nation- the Babylonians to persecute Israel. He could not understand God's intention about this. Sure, Judah deserved to be punished, but why the wicked Babylonians? was his question. God answered him in His own way telling him that He would deal with the Babylonians in His own time. The prophet ends his book by declaring that even if everything seems hopeless, he will never stop trusting God.
Well, there's a lesson for all of us here. We need to "hope against hope" as Abraham did and wait for God's deliverance. And come it will, sooner or later. There's no doubt about that. God bless.
