II Samuel 22:20 - "He also brought me forth
into a broad place; He rescued me, because He delighted in me."
God did not send His Son to die for mankind because
He felt sorry for us. He does not continue to pull us out of jams because He
feels some type of responsibility as a Father. No, but He does it because he
delights in us. The Lover of our souls is captivated by us and desires we
continue to look to Him through the good and the bad. The gaze of our soul
toward Him and His loveliness further impassions His great love for us. (See Isaiah 62:4 where God refers to His
beloved as Hephzibah or “my delight is in her.”)
In our vilest, wickedest, moment God knew what we
could be and delighted to give us redemption through His Son. Now, He delights
when we turn back to Him from our stumbling. He takes great joy in continually
transforming us into the image of His Son. Beloved of God, may we never let the
enemy lie to us that God is shaking His head in disgust over us. He delights in
us if we keep turning toward Him. The gaze of His soul towards ours results in rapturous
love that will last for an eternity!
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