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What Is God Like?, September 13
For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my
kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my
peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.
Isaiah 54:10
.
We are not to think of God only as a judge and to forget Him as our
loving Father. Nothing can do our souls greater harm than this, for our
whole spiritual life will be molded by our conceptions of God’s character....
Now let us improve the precious opportunities to become acquainted
with our heavenly Father, who “so loved the world, that he gave his only
begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish....” Won-
drous love that God, the infinite God, has made it our privilege to approach
Him by the name of
Father
! No earthly parent could plead more earnestly
with an erring child than He who made us pleads with the transgressor. No
human, loving interest has ever followed the impenitent with such tender
invitations....
His word is pledged. The mountains shall depart, and the hills be
removed, but His kindness shall not depart from His people, neither shall
the covenant of His peace be removed. His voice is heard, “I have loved
thee with an everlasting love” (
Jeremiah 31:3
). “With everlasting kindness
will I have mercy on thee” (
Isaiah 54:8
). How amazing is this love, that
God condescends to remove all cause for doubt and questioning from
human fears and weakness and takes hold of the trembling hand reached
up to Him in faith; and He helps us to trust Him by multiplied assurances
and securities. He has made us a binding agreement upon condition of
our obedience, and He comes to meet us in our own understanding of
things. We think that a pledge or promise from our fellow men, if recorded,
still needs a guarantee. Jesus has met all these peculiar fears, and He
has confirmed His promise with an oath: “Wherein God, willing more
abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his
counsel, confirmed it by an oath: ...” What more could our Lord do to
strengthen our faith in His promises
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