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His very promise. The Lord will hear. He knows how strong are the
inclinations of the natural heart, and He will help in every time of
temptation.
Have you fallen into sin? Then without delay seek God for mercy
and pardon. When David was convicted of his sin, he poured out his
soul in penitence and humiliation before God. He felt that he could
endure the loss of his crown, but he could not be deprived of the favor
of God. Mercy is still extended to the sinner. The Lord is calling to us
in all our wanderings: “Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal
your backslidings.” The blessing of God may be ours if we will heed
the pleading voice of His Spirit. “Like as a father pitieth his children,
so the Lord pitieth them that fear Him.”
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