Category: 5

5 “The Lord was sorry that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him in his heart.”

 Genesis 6:6

 Oh how hurt is our loving God when we turn away from Him and indulge ourselves in sin. How neglected He is that we don’t draw near to Him every day and pray to Him at every opportunity.

“Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners. Purify your hearts, you double-minded.”

 James 4:8

 He has given up all for us and yet we are so slow and reticent to be in His quiet presence. We love the clamour and the things that feed our emotions and fail to see the beauty of the Lord. The Lord was grieved at the sin of humankind, and His heart was broken for us. Why should He love us? This we will never understand but we rejoice to know that it is true.

 Let us examine our own lives and see if there are things in our behaviour which should not be there. Sins that infest us that we have gotten so used to that we don’t see them anymore. Ask God to show you His holiness as you read the Scripture and show you how to purify your heart before Him. We have all sinned so this is relevant to all of us. Let us give our loving God all our heart and walk in step with Him as we obey and trust in Him.

 Let us not grieve the heart of our Beloved, but seek His well done.  He daily waits for us to come to Him afresh and make our daily walk to be overshadowed with His presence. May we be fully satisfied with Him.